 But we're planning right now for a Category 2 storm in terms of rain amounts, in terms of flooding. Surfside Beach, Texas, earning its name with heavy surf ahead of Barrel's official landfall Monday. Freeport resident Mark Richardson says the surf went from 1 1⁄2 to 10 feet in a day. Yesterday, the surf was like a 1 1⁄2-foot swell, and this morning it was about 6.