Check the Beach

Surfside beach

Brazoria County, Texas, United States

Surfside beach 3 photos

  • Sunrise at Surfside Beach - panoramio

    Sunrise at Surfside Beach - panoramio. Lance L Lowry, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Surfside Beach Longview of Beach - panoramio

    Surfside Beach Longview of Beach - panoramio. Lance L Lowry, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • View of Surfside Townsite at Sunrise - panoramio

    View of Surfside Townsite at Sunrise - panoramio. Lance L Lowry, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to sunset, sunset 6:42 pm
8 am
8.3
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
9.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
10.0
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
10.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
7.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
10.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.9
14 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C69°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
53 km/hmph SE
Gusts
106 km/hmph
Waves
0.5 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:42 pm
Today
8.3Great8 am96
9.3Excellent9 am106
10.0Excellent10 am127
10.0Excellent11 am138
9.9Excellent12 pm138
7.0Great1 pm138
9.9Excellent2 pm148
9.8Excellent3 pm149
9.9Excellent4 pm138
10.0Excellent5 pm138
9.9Excellent6 pm148
Sat
9.1Excellent8 am106
7.0Great9 am75
8.4Great10 am148
9.5Excellent11 am149
9.0Excellent12 pm1912
9.4Excellent1 pm1710
8.6Excellent2 pm1911
9.1Excellent3 pm2012
8.9Excellent4 pm2113
8.3Great5 pm2012
7.8Great6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 1 am, 0.2 m. Low at 7 am, -<0.1 m. High at 2 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 8 pm, <0.1 mHigh 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow6 am12 pm6 pm12 am
  • High 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 7 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 950 m0.6 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.6 km1 miSurfside Beach (village)
Nearest airport
25 km16 miTexas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (LJN)

Nearby places

  • Seahorse Bar and GrillSeafood
    950 m0.6 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Surfside beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.5 ExcellentBest 11 am to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 1%
  • Sun6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 6%
  • Tue7.9 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 21%
  • Wed8.3 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 19%