Surfside Jetty Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(United-States – Texas)
Photo credit: Chris Landry
Surf Break: Surfside Jetty
| Name: | Surfside Jetty |
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| Type: | beach/Jetty |
| Reliability: | inconsistent |
| Best Swell: S | Offshore Wind: NNW |
Surfside Jetty in Texas is an exposed beach/Jetty break that does not work very often. The best conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave direction is from the south. The beach break provides left and right handers. A fairly popluar wave that can sometimes get crowded Beware of rips, sharks and jellyfish.
Overall Surfside Jetty Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution
IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.
The rose diagram illustrates the combination of swells directed at Surfside Jetty throu... (show all text)
This picture describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directi... (show all text)
Also see Surfside Jetty surf quality by season and Surfside Jetty surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Surfside Jetty |
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Surfside Jetty:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Octagon House | 2 mi |
| Second closest break | Quintana Jetty | 6 mi |
| Third closest break | Jamaica Beach | 12 mi |
| Fourth closest break | Surfside | 14 mi |
| Fifth closest break | Surfside Beach Octagone | 14 mi |
Wave buoys nearest to Surfside Jetty: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Galveston Buoy | 45 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Freeport Buoy | 81 mi |
| Third closest wave buoy | Corpus Christi Buoy | 173 mi |
| Fourth closest wave buoy | West Gulf Buoy | 243 mi |
| Fifth closest wave buoy | South Timbalier Block Buoy | 282 mi |
Tide stations nearest to Surfside Jetty: |
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| Closest tide station | San Luis Pass, Texas | 1 mi |
| Second closest tide station | San Luis Pass, Texas (2) | 1 mi |
| Third closest tide station | Christmas Point, Christmas Bay, Texas | 3 mi |
| Fourth closest tide station | Christmas Bay, Texas | 4 mi |
| Fifth closest tide station | Alligator Point, West Bay, Texas | 7 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Surfside Jetty: |
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| Closest ski area | Ski Apache (United States) | 685 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Hidden Valley (United States) | 706 mi |
| Third closest ski area | Snow Creek (United States) | 716 mi |
| Fourth closest ski area | Angel Fire Resort (United States) | 776 mi |
| Fifth closest ski area | Ski Santa Fe (United States) | 778 mi |
Town and city forecasts close to Surfside Jetty: |
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| Closest city location | Jamaica Beach (United States) | 12 mi |
| Second closest city location | Oyster Creek (United States) | 14 mi |
| Third closest city location | Freeport (United States) | 16 mi |
| Fourth closest city location | Clute (United States) | 17 mi |
| Fifth closest city location | Danbury (United States) | 17 mi |
- The closest passenger airport to Surfside Jetty is Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS) in USA, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Surfside Jetty is Ellington Fld (Houston) Airport (EFD), also in USA, 60 km (37 miles) away.
- Third is William P Hobby (Houston) Airport (HOU) in USA, 66 km (41 miles) away.
- George Bush Intcntl Houston Airport (IAH) in USA is 104 km (65 miles) away.
- Palacios Muni Airport (PSX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Surfside Jetty and is 116 km (72 miles) away.
