Surfside Beach · Brazoria County · Texas
Follets Island Surf Report & Forecast, Surfside Beach, Texas
Follets Island, Surfside Beach, Texas: 1 ft, at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 4 seconds from the northeast, with a 13 mph cross-shore wind from the northeast. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.8 ft at 4:44 pm.
1 ft
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 4 s · NE
- Wind
- 13 mph (NE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.4 ft risinghigh 2.8 ft at 4:44 pm
- Water
- 73°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 66°F
- Sun
- rise 6:39 amset 5:30 pm
Follets Island surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Follets Island: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Follets Island: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 16 | 1.1 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.9 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 16 | 0.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 0.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 0.9 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 19 | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 2.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 2.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 2.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 2.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 1.0 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 0.7 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.5 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 15 | 0.4 ft |
| 10 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 0.5 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 15 | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 14 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.4 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 14 | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (E) | 2.5 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 13 | 2.6 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.7 ft |
Follets Island beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Follets Island arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 0.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 48 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 6% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Follets Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Follets Island: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Follets Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 16 | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 4 s · ENE | 10 mph cross-shore (NE) | 9 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 14 | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 3 s · ESE | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 14 | 2 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · S | 12 mph offshore (N), gusts 18 | 11 mph offshore (N), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 4 s · NE | 6 mph offshore (N) | calm | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 3 s · ESE | 9 mph cross-shore (E) | 14 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 20 | 6 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 3.7 ft · 5 s · ESE | 17 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 25 | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 28 | 6 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2 ft | Good | 4.2 ft · 6 s · ESE | 6 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 11 | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 11 | 12 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 19 | 14 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 25 | 17 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 26 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Follets Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Follets Island tide chart and tide times
Tides at Follets Island today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.7 ft at 8:23 am and high 2.8 ft at 4:44 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 2.4 ft and rising.
Follets Island tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.7 ft at 8:23 amHigh 2.8 ft at 4:44 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 9 amHigh 2.7 ft at 5:57 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.5 ft at 9:31 amHigh 2.7 ft at 6:30 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.2 ft at 10:04 amHigh 2.5 ft at 7:42 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.4 ft at 10:40 amHigh 2.5 ft at 8:46 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.6 ft at 11:25 amHigh 2.6 ft at 9:47 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.2 ft at 11:41 amHigh 3.1 ft at 9:55 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.7 ft at 12:55 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:16 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.8 ft at 1:52 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Follets Island water temperature
The water temperature at Follets Island is about 73°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 66°F and a 13 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 71 and 73°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Follets Island
- Surfside Beach3.3 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Surfside Jetty4.7 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Quintana Jetty5.3 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- San Luis Pass10 mi NE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- West Galveston16 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Jamaica Beach21 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
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About Follets Island
Follets Island is a beach break in Surfside Beach, Brazoria County, Texas, facing south-southeast. Also called Treasure Island and Bluewater Highway.
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