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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Galveston - Flagship
USA, Gulf Coast, Texas
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 29° 17.221' N |
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25th street DistanceTake a car WalkLong walk (>30 mn) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityNormal
ExperienceAll surfers
FrequencySometimes break
Wave
TypeBreakwater/jetty
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerOrdinary, Fun
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthShort (< 50m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast, East
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, NorthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at Less than 1m / 3ft and holds up to 2m+ / 6ft+
Best tide positionMid and high tide
Best tide movementRising tide
More details
Week crowdCrowded
Week-end crowdUltra crowded
Webcam urlgtownsurf.com
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
- Pollution
- Sharks
Additional Information
most consistent wave in galveston. often very crowded. usually a current to contend with but easy paddle out by the pier or the jetty using rip currents.
Atmosphere
too crowded and too mushy. lots of longboarders and kooks mixed in with good surfers. great place to find a mushy wave in almost any tide. best surf is in the winter during cold fronts. due to beach nourishment in the past few years wave quality has been drastically declining. very mushy waves unless everything comes together perfectly
General
ok spot if you have to deal with it, but not worth a long drive. better off going further south.
Author: Anonymous Contributors (3)
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Comments
By rssmscott , 20-06-2011
5+ - sometimes even better, but remember nickname for GTown is GTown Brown. But it does get decent surf more often than you'd think.
Of course is your only into point or Reef breaks where the wave always breaks the same, then you might want to just stay there. TX surf will make you work for the payoff.
By Anonymous , 14-06-2007
- I agree with the first comment, i still surf them though..lol F**k Galveston surf, i lived there for 2 years and caught some decent surf, it was never better then a 1 rating except one time.
By bobby , 06-05-2006
- man wtf mabe yall dont live in texas yall live somewhere where they good breaks but if its good anoouth for me and all the pther true texans surfer then it should be goodenough for every1
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