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Surfside Beach (Bay Ave)
4.7★ · 304 Google ratings · Surfside Beach, Texas
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Good for kids
At a glance
Parking
150 yd away · paid · fills up
Accessibility
Step-free entrance
Walk
330 ft · 1 min
Cost
Paid parking
Water
88°F
Tide
2 ft range today
Children
Reported good for young kids
Length
3.9 miles of shoreline
Sand
340 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · all 43 samples clean · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 5pm
Map of Surfside Beach (Bay Ave)
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1Parking150 yd from the listing
Guide
Good to know
Reported good with little kids
Visitors often mention shallow or calm water. This is what reviewers report, not a safety assessment.Mentioned by 7 visitors · 2019–2026
Clearer water than Galveston
Multiple reviewers note the water is noticeably cleaner and less muddy than nearby Galveston Beach.
Arrive early or visit weekdays
Summer weekends fill by mid-morning, forcing vehicles to park far from the water and creating congestion that makes leaving difficult.
Expect to pay $10–$12 per visit
A vehicle pass is required to drive on the beach, with some variation in pricing reported at different entry points.
Bring insect and tar protection
Reviewers recommend mosquito spray or a smoke fire, and baby oil to remove tar that appears seasonally.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
89°F · clear
Water
88°F
Waves
1.4 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
8 mph from the S
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 04:39 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:26 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:34 PM.
Crowds
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📍 Bay Ave, Surfside Beach, TX 77541
🅿 Parking 150 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 330 ft away, about 1 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Surfside Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 150 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Surfside Beach?
330 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Surfside Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Surfside Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 5pm and the busiest at Sat 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
