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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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Jamaica Beach
USA, Gulf Coast, Texas
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Datum: WGS84 [ Help ] |
Latitude: 29° 10.605' N |
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Go to Galveston and take a right when you get to 61st street. Head away from seawall and when you get to Jamaica find a spot you like. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?OK Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Alternative name Jamaica
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyRegular
Wave
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerHollow, Fast, Powerful, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest, South, SouthEast
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to
Best tide positionAll tides
Best tide movement
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
Additional Information
It's faster than your typical Galveston break. The current is a little bit gnarlier, but it's all worth it if you want a fast fun walled up break for a semi close drive.
Atmosphere
The spot is never gonna be crowded because it's so spread out. You just find a spot you like and go out. It's really good on a 3-5 foot day. Really fast. If you want a good wave you might as well drive to Gorda, but if you don't want to drive that far check out Jamaica.
General
This spot is sick when you got the right conditions. If it's an East swell it probably will be ridable, but the current is gonna be really gnarly.
Author: Taylor Scheps Contributors (1)
Comments
By TheJamaicanTexan , 22-05-2011
- I used to live less than a minute from this beach and the only thing u can do on this beach is observe the wildlife and just breath.. but like the first comment said, it great sufin if thrs a hurricane but if not no surfin.. but like I said its a great place jst to breath.
By Anonymous , 17-07-2008
- I grew up surfing Texas beach breaks from Galveston to SPI and it is a true rarity to engage in a tube session out there. Hurricane swell is serious and you will get tubed if you got the cajones to paddle out, but you don't see many cats out there then, thats when all the poon tangs go back up to the north side of Houston.
Locals are cool here so don't be scary of that mess and there are 95% more long board or round nose fish days than anything else, but when the Hurricane season hits, I would rather be surfing there sometimes than anywhere else in the world.
By Anonymous , 29-06-2007
What It's a good spot but come on! - I've my a lot of time out there and the days described are few to none!
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