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Galveston 61st Street Pier Surf Report & Forecast, Texas

Galveston 61st Street Pier, Texas: 0–1 ft, at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 4 seconds from the east-northeast, with an 11 mph cross-shore wind from the northeast. Water is about 72°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.8 ft at 4:32 pm.

Poor

0–1 ft

Swell from the east-northeast; wind from the northeast at 11 mph, cross-shore; the beach faces north-northwest.NSWE
first light 6:14 amrating through the daylast light 5:52 pm
Swell
1.9 ft · 4 s · ENE
Wind
11 mph (NE)cross-shore
Tide
2.2 ft risinghigh 2.8 ft at 4:32 pm
Water
72°F2mm springsuit
Air
68°Ffeels like 65°F
Sun
rise 6:38 amset 5:28 pm

Galveston 61st Street Pier surf today and tomorrow

Best-rated hour today at Galveston 61st Street Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.

Today Mon, Nov 9
Surf height at Galveston 61st Street Pier today, Mon, Nov 9, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460231–1 ftnow6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6p☀ 6:38 am5:28 pm ☾ratingwind
Tomorrow Tue, Nov 10
Surf height at Galveston 61st Street Pier tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10, in feet from first light to last light, with the tide, the hourly rating and the wind.2460230–0 ft6 am: Poor7 am: Poor8 am: Poor9 am: Poor10 am: Poor11 am: Poor12 pm: Poor1 pm: Poor2 pm: Poor3 pm: Poor4 pm: Poor5 pm: Poor6 pm: Poor6a9a12p3p6pratingwind

Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.

Best-rated hour tomorrow at Galveston 61st Street Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.

Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
Today, Mon, Nov 9, first light to last light
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 am1 ftPoor13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 180.9 ft
7 am1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 170.6 ft
8 am0–1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NE)0.5 ft
9 am1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (NE)0.5 ft
10 am1 ftPoor12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 170.6 ft
11 am0–1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (ENE)0.9 ft
12 pm0–1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NE)1.3 ft
1 pm0–1 ftPoor11 mph cross-shore (NE)1.8 ft
2 pmnow0–1 ftPoor10 mph cross-shore (ENE)2.2 ft
3 pm0–1 ftPoor9 mph cross-shore (ENE)2.6 ft
4 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph cross-shore (E)2.7 ft
5 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph cross-shore (E)2.7 ft
6 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph cross-shore (ENE)2.6 ft
Tomorrow, Tue, Nov 10
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
6 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph cross-shore (NE)0.7 ft
7 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph cross-shore (NE)0.4 ft
8 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 130.1 ft
9 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 160.0 ft
10 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor9 mph cross-shore (NE)0.1 ft
11 amflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph cross-shore (ENE)0.3 ft
12 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph cross-shore (ENE)0.7 ft
1 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph cross-shore (E)1.2 ft
2 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor7 mph cross-shore (ENE)1.6 ft
3 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor6 mph cross-shore (E)2.0 ft
4 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph cross-shore (E)2.3 ft
5 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph cross-shore (ENE)2.5 ft
6 pmflat (under 1 ft)Poor5 mph cross-shore (E)2.5 ft

Galveston 61st Street Pier beach conditions today: waves, sets and current

At 2 pm, sets at Galveston 61st Street Pier arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.

Set rhythm: about 2 waves per set every minute, with about 42 seconds between breaking waves.0 min15 min
Set waves
about 0.5 ft faces
Waves per set
about 2
Sets
every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
Lulls
about 42 s between breaking waves
How they break
Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
Shape
Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
Breaking
1% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
Along-shore current
light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.

What do these mean?

Galveston 61st Street Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days

Next 10 days at Galveston 61st Street Pier: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.

Galveston 61st Street Pier surf height by day for the next 10 days, in feet, with each day's best rating and main swell direction. Days 11 to 16 are in the Current app.this weekend2460–1Mon, Nov 9: PoorMonNov 90–0Tue, Nov 10: PoorTueNov 100–1Wed, Nov 11: PoorWedNov 110–0Thu, Nov 12: PoorThuNov 120–0Fri, Nov 13: PoorFriNov 130–1Sat, Nov 14: PoorSatNov 141–2Sun, Nov 15: PoorSunNov 151–2Mon, Nov 16: GoodMonNov 161–3Tue, Nov 17: PoorTueNov 172–3Wed, Nov 18: PoorWedNov 18ThuNov 19FriNov 20SatNov 21SunNov 22MonNov 23TueNov 24ratingswell

Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24

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Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.

The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
Galveston 61st Street Pier 10-day surf forecast, free. Daylight hours; the main swell is the largest at midday.
DaySurfRatingMain swellWind amWind pmBest time
Mon, Nov 90–1 ftPoor2.5 ft · 4 s · ENE11 mph cross-shore (NE)10 mph cross-shore (ENE)6 am
Tue, Nov 10flat (under 1 ft)Poor1.2 ft · 4 s · ENE8 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 137 mph cross-shore (ENE)6 am
Wed, Nov 11flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.7 ft · 4 s · ESE6 mph cross-shore (E)5 mph cross-shore (ENE)11 am
Thu, Nov 12flat (under 1 ft)Poor0.3 ft · 5 s · S15 mph offshore (N), gusts 209 mph offshore (NNW)6 am
Fri, Nov 13flat (under 1 ft)Poor1.2 ft · 3 s · NNE7 mph offshore (NNE)calm11 am
Sat, Nov 140–1 ftPoor—14 mph cross-shore (E)16 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 216 pm
Sun, Nov 151–2 ftPoor3.0 ft · 4 s · ESE22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 2923 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 326 pm
Mon, Nov 161–2 ftGood3.8 ft · 5 s · ESE11 mph cross-shore (ENE)24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 349 am
Tue, Nov 171–3 ftPoor—24 mph cross-shore (ENE)23 mph cross-shore (E)6 am
Wed, Nov 182–3 ftPoor—23 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 3122 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 306 pm
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24Days 11–16 for Galveston 61st Street Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app

Galveston 61st Street Pier tide chart and tide times

Tides at Galveston 61st Street Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.2 ft at 12:13 am, low 0.4 ft at 8:33 am and high 2.8 ft at 4:32 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 2.2 ft and rising.

Tide height at Galveston 61st Street Pier, in feet above MLLW, today and tomorrow, with high and low tide times.-101234Sun, Nov 8Mon, Nov 9Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 11Thu, Nov 12now 2.2 ft, risingHigh 2.2 ft12:13 amLow 0.4 ft8:33 amHigh 2.8 ft4:32 pmLow 0.0 ft9:04 amHigh 2.5 ft5:28 pmLow 0.1 ft9:38 amHigh 2.6 ft6:18 pm
Tide height at Galveston 61st Street Pier, in feet, today and tomorrow. Shaded bands are night; the dashed line is now.

Galveston 61st Street Pier tide chart, November 2026

High and low tide times for the next 9 days.
DayTides
Mon, Nov 9High 2.2 ft at 12:13 amLow 0.4 ft at 8:33 amHigh 2.8 ft at 4:32 pm
Tue, Nov 10Low 0.0 ft at 9:04 amHigh 2.5 ft at 5:28 pm
Wed, Nov 11Low 0.1 ft at 9:38 amHigh 2.6 ft at 6:18 pm
Thu, Nov 12Low -0.1 ft at 10:14 amHigh 2.3 ft at 7:26 pm
Fri, Nov 13Low 0.1 ft at 10:53 amHigh 2.4 ft at 8:17 pm
Sat, Nov 14Low 0.4 ft at 11:34 amHigh 2.5 ft at 9:19 pm
Sun, Nov 15Low 1.0 ft at 12:05 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 9:59 pm
Mon, Nov 16Low 1.6 ft at 1:15 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:15 pm
Tue, Nov 17Low 1.8 ft at 2:20 pm

Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.

Galveston 61st Street Pier water temperature

The water temperature at Galveston 61st Street Pier is about 72°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 65°F and an 11 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 70 and 72°F.

Water temperature scale with wetsuit bands. Now 72 degrees, 2mm springsuit; 70 to 72 over the next 10 days.rashguardjacketspring3/24/3hooded 4/3hooded 5/46/5 hood72°F now

Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.

Surf spots near Galveston 61st Street Pier

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About Galveston 61st Street Pier

Galveston 61st Street Pier is a pier in Galveston County, Texas, facing south-southeast. Also called Seawall.

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