Quintana · Brazoria County · Texas
Quintana Jetty Surf Report & Forecast, Texas
Quintana Jetty, Texas: 1 ft, at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 2.5 ft at 4 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 13 mph cross-shore wind from the northeast, gusting 18 mph. Water is about 73°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.6 ft at 4:48 pm.
1 ft
- Swell
- 2.5 ft · 4 s · ENE
- Wind
- 13 mph (NE), gusts 18cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.1 ft risinghigh 2.6 ft at 4:48 pm
- Water
- 73°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 66°F
- Sun
- rise 6:40 amset 5:30 pm
Quintana Jetty surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Quintana Jetty: 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 Quintana Jetty: 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 | 12 mph offshore (NNE), gusts 17 | 0.8 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 16 | 0.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 0.5 ft |
| 9 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 19 | 0.5 ft |
| 10 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 19 | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 19 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 1.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 2.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 21 | 2.4 ft |
| 4 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 2.6 ft |
| 5 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 18 | 2.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 2.5 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph offshore (NNE) | 0.7 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 14 | 0.5 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.3 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 0.2 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 0.3 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 0.5 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 15 | 0.8 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.0 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 14 | 2.4 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 14 | 2.4 ft |
Quintana Jetty beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Quintana Jetty arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 0.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- Lulls
- about 51 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 2% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Quintana Jetty surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Quintana Jetty: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Quintana Jetty 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 | 3.0 ft · 4 s · E | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.4 ft · 4 s · ENE | 10 mph cross-shore (NE) | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.9 ft · 3 s · ESE | 9 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 15 | 10 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 16 | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · S | 13 mph offshore (N), gusts 18 | 12 mph offshore (N), gusts 17 | 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 | 10 mph cross-shore (E) | 15 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.8 ft · 5 s · ESE | 18 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 26 | 19 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 28 | 6 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 4.2 ft · 6 s · ESE | 7 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 12 | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 18 | 14 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 25 | 18 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 26 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Quintana Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Quintana Jetty tide chart and tide times
Tides at Quintana Jetty today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.5 ft at 8:17 am and high 2.6 ft at 4:48 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 2.1 ft and rising.
Quintana Jetty tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.5 ft at 8:17 amHigh 2.6 ft at 4:48 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.2 ft at 9 amHigh 2.4 ft at 6:04 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.2 ft at 9:28 amHigh 2.4 ft at 6:36 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.0 ft at 10:02 amHigh 2.2 ft at 7:49 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.1 ft at 10:37 amHigh 2.2 ft at 8:55 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.4 ft at 11:23 amHigh 2.3 ft at 10 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.0 ft at 11:36 amHigh 2.9 ft at 9:54 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.4 ft at 12:50 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 10:17 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.6 ft at 1:47 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Quintana Jetty water temperature
The water temperature at Quintana Jetty 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 72 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 Quintana Jetty
- Surfside Jetty0.6 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Surfside Beach2.0 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Follets Island5.3 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- San Luis Pass15 mi NE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- West Galveston21 mi NE · 1 ft · Poor
- Sargent Beach23 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
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About Quintana Jetty
Quintana Jetty is a jetty in Quintana, Brazoria County, Texas, facing south-southeast. Also called Freeport Jetty and Quintana Beach.
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