Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 01 Dec 2025 CST
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Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galveston-61st Street Pier sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston-61st Street Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Dec 04) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Galveston-61st Street Pier in the next 12 days are 0.8m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Dec 04) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Dec 04) at 6PM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 6AM (Thu 4th Dec)2.5ft (0.7m) 5s
Best Surf 6AM (Thu 4th Dec)2.5ft (0.7m) 5s
Most Powerful 9AM (Thu 4th Dec)2.5ft (0.8m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Mon
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.4
E
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.5
ENE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)677734445556665556535
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)602312438121433202016151057453627
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
35
N
30
N
15
N
15
ESE
25
SSE
20
SE
0
SSE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
20
WSW
30
NNW
25
N
35
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncrossoffoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:31PM
0.39
3:35PM
0.48
11:33PM
0.41
4:41PM
0.52
11:37PM
0.45
5:46PM
0.53
11:49PM
0.47
6:49PM 12:13AM
0.53 0.48
7:50PM
0.51
8:46PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
0.33
7:20AM
-0.10
8:20PM
0.39
8:06AM
-0.19
9:36PM
0.44
8:56AM
-0.25
10:45PM
0.47
9:48AM
-0.28
11:43PM
0.48
10:43AM
-0.28
11:38AM
-0.24
Mon
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise--6:56--6:56--6:56--6:58--6:58--7:00--7:00
Sunset5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
51----124735111--------
Temp. °C1097121619202017151312131315172017181410
Feels °C (?)6108121618191411971011141519111257
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Information about the Galveston-61st Street Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Galveston-61st Street Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Galveston-61st Street Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Galveston-61st Street Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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