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Tiny summer swell at Mewslade, Mewslade Bay

Mewslade Bay

5:59 am 30 May 2012

Fun Day at Surfside Jetty, TX

Surfside Jetty

1:00 pm 10 Oct 2011


Freeport Channel ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Freeport Channel Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Texas)

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Name: Freeport Channel
Type: beach/Pier
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: E Offshore Wind: N

Freeport Channel in Texas is a sheltered beach/Pier break that has inconsistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. The best wind direction is from the north. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the best wave direction is from the east. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Take care of rips, sharks and jellyfish.

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Overall Freeport Channel Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

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Visitor Reviews of Freeport Channel


Marty Jamieson from UNITED STATES writes:

My first wave @ surf side and the jetty was in 1964. Blaker boards of Houston told us about it. It has 3 sandbar breaks. Since the rivers of Texas carry soil, it is usually brown water. Averages are misleading and there were weekends of 2-4 foot. Sometimes storm energy created green water and glassy conditions.

We all had long boards, with guys like Bingo, George Glass, Don Green, Jeff Hutton, Randy Tamlyn, Jake DeBoe, mark Wheeler, Steve Smith logging weekend miles to enjoy the salt, sand, and suds.

We paddled across this freeport channel to surf the south side, mush to the consternation of the dutiful Coast Guard.

Now, the jetty is concrete topped and you walk out past the breaks and jump off. The addition of restrooms, parking and shower has cleaned up the area.

For short boarders it is ok. Long boards can be rented at Bingo's shop. He has a chapel with the walls covered in old boards.

It's clean, relaxing and close. Come visit!

2012-02-18

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Freeport Channel:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Freeport Pier 1 mi
Second closest break Surfside 8 mi
Third closest break Surfside Beach Octagone 8 mi
Fourth closest break Quintana Jetty 16 mi
Fifth closest break Surfside Jetty 22 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Freeport Channel:
Closest wave buoy Galveston Buoy 65 mi
Second closest wave buoy Freeport Buoy 66 mi
Third closest wave buoy Corpus Christi Buoy 153 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy West Gulf Buoy 237 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy South Timbalier Block Buoy 298 mi

Tide stations nearest to Freeport Channel:
Closest tide station USCG Freeport, Texas 7 mi
Second closest tide station Freeport, DOW Barge Canal, Texas 8 mi
Third closest tide station Freeport, DOW Barge Canal, Texas (sub) 8 mi
Fourth closest tide station Freeport Harbor, Texas 8 mi
Fifth closest tide station Freeport Harbor, Texas (2) 8 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Freeport Channel:
Closest ski area Ski Apache (United States) 677 mi
Second closest ski area Hidden Valley (United States) 725 mi
Third closest ski area Snow Creek (United States) 730 mi
Fourth closest ski area Cloudmont (United States) 756 mi
Fifth closest ski area Angel Fire Resort (United States) 774 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Freeport Channel:
Closest city location Freeport (United States) 7 mi
Second closest city location Jones Creek (United States) 8 mi
Third closest city location Oyster Creek (United States) 11 mi
Fourth closest city location Clute (United States) 11 mi
Fifth closest city location Lake Jackson (United States) 12 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Freeport Channel is Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS) in USA, 69 km (43 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Freeport Channel is Palacios Muni Airport (PSX), also in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.
  • Third is Ellington Fld (Houston) Airport (EFD) in USA, 86 km (53 miles) away.
  • William P Hobby (Houston) Airport (HOU) in USA is 88 km (55 miles) away.
  • George Bush Intcntl Houston Airport (IAH), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Freeport Channel and is 124 km (77 miles) away.
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