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These are some of the closest areas from new orleans to surf.  TX is pretty far for a day trip (map quest it). 
Closest (or is it?) is an 2 hours but go slow in golden meadows! with 3 and a half hours for pensacola.

storm trackers

National Hurricane Center -  wunderground

current surf reports

Galveston (TWC) - Port Fourchon (TWC) - Grand Isle (TWC) - Dauphin Island (TWC) - Pensacola (TWC)

surf reports

NOAA  LOUISIANA (wavcis) - magicseaweed