The southern entrance to the Surfside Colony is easy to spot by the water tower (which was built into a house) that can be seen from Pacific Coast Highway.

A tunnel, which still exists though it is inaccessible, was built under Pacific Coast Highway to facilitate easy transit back and forth.

[3] During World War II, the U.S. Navy developed the area to the north of Surfside as an ammunition depot.

Every few years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers must work to replenish and rebuild the beach, dredging and refilling with millions of cubic yards of sand.

Also visible from Surfside is a portion of Anaheim Bay, which is across Pacific Coast Highway and connects to Huntington Harbour.

The colony has a wide variety of housing styles, which contributes to its charming and laid-back ambiance.

Current housing styles include everything from small beach cottages to large three-story mansions.

[3] In general, "A" Row houses are the most highly priced as they have unobstructed views of the Pacific Ocean extending all the way to Santa Catalina Island and sit directly on the beach.

There is a short road entering the colony from Pacific Coast Highway called Phillips Street.

Bradley Nowell lived in this gated community while being a successful lead singer for the reggae rock and punk band Sublime.

Sean Collins-Founder of Surfline The story goes that before founding Surfline, when Sean Collins was just developing his passion for surf forecasting, he used to sit up on the roof of his Surfside house and time south swells hitting the Huntington Harbor jetty with a stopwatch.