Surfside Beach, also known locally as Surfside, is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, that is situated on Follet's Island by the Gulf of Mexico near the city of Freeport.

[5] Former Congressman Ron Paul maintained a home near Surfside Beach before selling it on Facebook in 2011.

[6] Surfside Beach is located in southern Brazoria County on the southwestern tip of Follet's Island at 28°57′08″N 95°17′04″W / 28.952136°N 95.284415°W / 28.952136; -95.284415.

[7] It is bordered to the southeast by the Gulf of Mexico and to the southwest by the entrance to Freeport Harbor, across which is the village of Quintana.

The Bluewater Highway runs the length of Surfside Beach and continues northeast on Follet's Island 13 miles (21 km) to San Luis Pass and the bridge onto Galveston Island.

Texas State Highway 332 begins in Surfside Beach and leads northwest past Freeport 12 miles (19 km) to Lake Jackson.

[14] For the period 2008–2012, the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $42,656, and for a family was $62,917.