Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Galveston Pleasure Pier
Galveston, TX
Galveston Pleasure Pier is a surf break in Galveston, TX, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Galveston Pleasure Pier is Apr & May, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Apr & May.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:AprMay
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 0.9ft average swell at 3.5 s from the SSE.
Feb: 1.0ft average swell at 3.3 s from the SSE.
Mar: 1.0ft average swell at 3.6 s from the SSE.
Apr: 1.2ft average swell at 3.7 s from the SSE.
May: 1.1ft average swell at 3.5 s from the SSE.
Jun: 0.9ft average swell at 3.3 s from the SSE.
Jul: 0.8ft average swell at 3 s from the SSE.
Aug: 0.7ft average swell at 2.9 s from the SSE.
Sep: 0.5ft average swell at 3 s from the SSE.
Oct: 0.8ft average swell at 3.1 s from the SE.
Nov: 0.8ft average swell at 3.3 s from the SE.
Dec: 0.8ft average swell at 3.3 s from the SE.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 29.5°, -95.0°.
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