Surfside Beach, Texas

About Surfside Beach

Set in the southeastern part of Texas, Surfside Beach is a tiny community with an estimated population of 704.

Surfside Beach holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.59 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 443 residents per square mile.

📰 Surfside Beach News Today

• Surfside Beach police chief speaks during search for missing swimmer FOX 26 Houston · Oct 9
• Search for missing 16-year-old boy now in recovery mode, Surfside Beach Police Department says ABC13 Houston · Oct 9
• Surfside PD and Coast Guard searching for teen caught in waves at Surfside Beach The Facts · Oct 9
• Police search for missing teen at Surfside Beach amid rip current risk Houston Chronicle · Oct 9
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Surfside Beach, Texas - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 10

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What Makes Surfside Beach Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Surfside Beach

• Dorado's Dive Club — seafood
• Red Snapper Inn — seafood
• Seahorse Bar and Grill — seafood
• Sharky's Bar and Grill — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Surfside Beach

• Surfside Jetty Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Surfside Beach

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