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Galveston Seawall & Piers

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Rock groins every few blocks along the Seawall; pay parking. The 61st Street and Pleasure Piers charge to fish.

Surf fishing now

Fair53
  • Waves 3.0 ft at 4 s
  • Wind N 22 kt (offshore)
  • Surf conditions alone: 66/100
  • Water about 82 °F (satellite)
  • Water color: Off-color · Stained or sandy near the beach
  • Seaweed: unknown (clouds)

Prime times today

  • 5:00 PM–7:15 PMmajor solunar · sunset · incoming tide

Tomorrow: 6:30 AM–7:30 AM, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

Tide

Galveston Pleasure Pier · coefficient 63 (average)

↗ Rising · next high 11:08 PM in 8h 34m

  • ▼ 1:36 PM 0.4 ft
  • ▲ 11:08 PM 2.5 ft

Strong onshore or north winds can push Gulf water levels well above or below these predictions.

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Next 3 days, hour by hour

Waves (ft)Wind (kt)TideTop strip: fishing score
Fri, Oct 16Sat, Oct 17Sun, Oct 18Mon, Oct 1901234ft01020kt3.0 ft @ 4 s · wind N 22 kt3.0 ft @ 4 s · wind N 22 kt3.1 ft @ 4 s · wind N 22 kt3.2 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.3 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.4 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.5 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.7 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.8 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.8 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.9 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.9 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.9 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.8 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.8 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.8 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.9 ft @ 4 s · wind N 26 kt3.9 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 26 kt3.8 ft @ 4 s · wind N 22 kt3.7 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 22 kt3.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 22 kt3.3 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 22 kt3.1 ft @ 4 s · wind N 17 kt2.8 ft @ 4 s · wind N 17 kt2.7 ft @ 4 s · wind N 17 kt2.5 ft @ 4 s · wind N 13 kt2.4 ft @ 4 s · wind N 13 kt2.4 ft @ 3 s · wind N 13 kt2.4 ft @ 4 s · wind N 13 kt2.4 ft @ 4 s · wind N 13 kt2.4 ft @ 4 s · wind N 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.5 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.7 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.7 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.5 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.4 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.2 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.1 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 9 kt2.0 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 9 kt1.8 ft @ 5 s · wind NE 9 kt1.7 ft @ 5 s · wind NE 9 kt1.7 ft @ 5 s · wind NE 9 kt1.6 ft @ 5 s · wind NE 9 kt1.6 ft @ 5 s · wind NE 4 kt1.6 ft @ 5 s · wind E 4 kt1.6 ft @ 5 s · wind E 9 kt1.6 ft @ 4 s · wind E 9 kt1.6 ft @ 4 s · wind E 9 kt1.6 ft @ 4 s · wind E 4 kt1.6 ft @ 4 s · wind E 4 kt1.7 ft @ 4 s · wind E 4 kt1.8 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 9 kt1.9 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 9 kt2.0 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 9 kt2.2 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 9 kt2.3 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 9 kt2.4 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.7 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 4 s · wind NE 13 kt2.6 ft @ 5 s · wind E 13 kt2.5 ft @ 5 s · wind E 9 kttidenow

7-day outlook

DayFishingWavesWindWeatherTidesPrime timesSunMoon
TodayGood67Solunar: Good3.0–3.4 ft4 sN 24–26 ktMostly Sunny78° / 59° · 4% rain▼ 1:36 PM 0.4▲ 11:08 PM 2.5coef 635:00 PM–7:15 PM☀ 7:21 AM☾ 6:47 PM🌒 32%↑ 1:00 PM ↓ 11:01 PM
Sat, Oct 17Good73Solunar: Low2.4–3.9 ft4 sN 18–26 ktSunny72° / 61°▼ 2:40 PM 0.5coef 616:30 AM–7:30 AM6:00 PM–8:00 PM☀ 7:21 AM☾ 6:46 PM🌓 41%↑ 1:46 PM ↓ 11:57 PM
Sun, Oct 18Excellent85Solunar: Average1.6–2.6 ft4 sNE 10–13 ktSunny75° / 67°▲ 12:05 AM 2.5▼ 3:47 PM 0.6coef 606:30 AM–8:30 AM6:45 PM–8:45 PM☀ 7:22 AM☾ 6:45 PM🌓 50%↑ 2:26 PM ↓ –
Mon, Oct 19Excellent82Solunar: Average2.1–2.7 ft4 sE 11–13 ktMostly Sunny76° / 69° · 1% rain▲ 12:46 AM 2.4▼ 4:50 PM 0.6coef 587:00 AM–8:30 AM7:30 PM–8:45 PM☀ 7:23 AM☾ 6:44 PM🌓 60%↑ 3:02 PM ↓ 12:54 AM
Tue, Oct 20Excellent80Solunar: Good2.2–2.5 ft4 sE 10–13 ktMostly Sunny78° / 70° · 3% rain▲ 1:15 AM 2.4▼ 5:47 PM 0.7coef 547:45 AM–9:30 AM8:15 PM–10:15 PM☀ 7:23 AM☾ 6:43 PM🌔 69%↑ 3:35 PM ↓ 1:51 AM
Wed, Oct 21Excellent87Solunar: Good1.5–1.7 ft4 sE 7–9 ktSunny79° / 71°▲ 1:37 AM 2.3▼ 8:03 AM 1.5▲ 12:18 PM 1.8▼ 6:40 PM 0.8coef 488:30 AM–9:30 AM9:00 PM–11:00 PM☀ 7:24 AM☾ 6:42 PM🌔 78%↑ 4:06 PM ↓ 2:48 AM
Thu, Oct 22Excellent92Solunar: Good0.9–1.1 ft5 sNE 4–4 ktSunny80° / 73° · 1% rain▲ 1:55 AM 2.2▼ 7:55 AM 1.3▲ 1:34 PM 1.9▼ 7:33 PM 1.0coef 419:15 AM–11:30 AM4:15 PM–5:15 PM9:45 PM–11:45 PM☀ 7:25 AM☾ 6:41 PM🌔 86%↑ 4:35 PM ↓ 3:46 AM

Sun & moon today

Sunrise
7:21 AM
Sunset
6:47 PM
Moonrise
1:00 PM
Moonset
11:01 PM
Moon
🌒 Waxing Crescent, 32%
Major
4:35 AM–6:35 AM
Minor
12:30 PM–1:30 PM
Major
5:00 PM–7:00 PM
Minor
10:31 PM–11:31 PM

Water

Water temp
83.3 °F at GTOT2 (2 mi)82.3 °F nearshore by satellite
Water color
Off-color (chlorophyll 7.1 mg/m³)
Salinity
36.7 PSU · NASA SMAP satellite (25 km)
Current
0.6 kt toward SSW (Open-Meteo ocean model)

Seaweed (Sargassum)

Not enough clear satellite views this week (clouds) to tell.

From the satellite floating algae index. Clouds, sun glint, and muddy water can cause false hits, and it can't see weed already on the sand.

Latest satellite imagery

Daily true-color passes (about 250–375 m detail) show clouds, mud lines, and green water reaching the beach. Brown-orange pixels are the seaweed index. Today's pass appears after mid-afternoon.

NWS surf zone forecast

The surf zone forecast for this beach isn't available right now.

NWS 7-day forecast for this spot
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. North wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 15 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

Current conditions

Feels like 74°F

Observed 2:00 PM · Galveston Pier 21 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from Galveston 209B (19 mi)

Wind

18mph

From NNE (16°)

Gusts 24 mph

Measured at Galveston Pier 21

Temperature

75°F

High 82° · Low 73° so far today

Humidity

78%

Dew point 66°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.10 in1019.2 mb▼ Falling

−0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

29.9230.0230.13−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at Galveston Pier 21, 6-minute readings

Fishing by pressure trend

  • risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
  • stableNormal activity.
  • fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

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Sources: waves from Open-Meteo Marine (NOAA GFS-Wave / ECMWF models); wind, weather and surf zone forecast from the National Weather Service; tides from NOAA CO-OPS; currents and salinity from NOAA NGOFS2 or NASA SMAP; water temperature from NOAA NDBC and the NOAA Geo-Polar SST blend; water color from NOAA VIIRS chlorophyll; seaweed from the USF / NOAA AOML floating algae index; imagery from NASA GIBS. Sun, moon and solunar times are calculated for this beach.