Crystal Beach surf report

Bolivar Peninsula, Texas

Updated 6:03 AM CDT

21/ 100

Flat or blown out Water temperature is 88°F — but wave size at 0.7 ft is what holds it back.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 0.7 ft · 45% of the score 5
Swell period 3s · 30% of the score 25
Wind 22 mph · 15% of the score 20
Water temperature 88°F · 10% of the score 85

Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS Air quality · AirNow

Better nearby for surfing

53 Port Aransas BeachPort Aransas, Texas 42 Rockport BeachRockport, Texas 31 Galveston BeachGalveston, Texas

Crystal Beach is also scored for

95 Families with kids air comfort 78°F 93 Swimming air comfort 78°F

About Crystal Beach

Crystal Beach sits on the Texas coast, where the water runs from about 56°F in January to 89°F in August.

The water averages above 70°F in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November — 8 months of the year — peaking around 89°F in August and dropping to about 56°F in January.

Today it is 88°F. That is 1° below the August average of 89°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Galveston Pleasure Pier about 26.2 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Crystal Beach good for surfing today?

Flat or blown out — we score it 21 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wave size at 0.7 ft.

What makes a good surfing day?

We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.

Nearby beaches

Galveston BeachGalveston, Texas Rockport BeachRockport, Texas Port Aransas BeachPort Aransas, Texas