Rollover Pass, United States

No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Galveston, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BPT (BPT), 69 km.

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About Rollover Pass

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SE (152°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (332°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 1–5 ft of swell. The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For beginners the best month is usually January, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. No town nearby. No stay checked for this site yet: Galveston, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BPT (BPT), 69 km.

Water about 26°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 35 from the airport to Rollover Pass.
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No town nearby
No stay checked for this site yet: Galveston, 35 km away, is the nearest town we list. Nearest airport: BPT (BPT), 69 km.
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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rollover Pass, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	7, poor	1 ft3 s	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	9, poor	2 ft4 s	7kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	11, poor	1 ft4 s	5kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	11, poor	2 ft5 s	12kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Thu 22Oct	10, poor	1 ft4 s	4kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	24°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	1 ft4 s	2kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	2, poor	1 ft4 s	3kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 13 knots	25°C
Sun 25Oct	10, poor	2 ft5 s	12kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 12 knots	24°C
Mon 26Oct	12, poor	2 ft5 s	13kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	24°C
Tue 27Oct	10, poor	2 ft3 s	5kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	23°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight MDW to HOU, then 1h 35 by road. About 6h door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 12 of 80.
Wed 21 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 16 of 80.
Thu 22 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 11 of 80.
Fri 23 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 5 of 80.
Sat 24 Oct
Rest day
Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 4 of 80.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight MDW to HOU, then 1h 35 by road. About 6h door to door

Rough cost

About £675–£1,240 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return MDW to HOU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£150–£315
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Hire car	6 days, shared	£115–£190
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Board and wetsuit	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£115–£190
Total		£675–£1,240

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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