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 close the city of Freeport. The population was 482 at the 2010 census. The city has claimed the “Cradle of Texas Liberty” title due to the fact that the Treaty of Velasco which done hostilities in the middle of Texas and Mexico was signed at Fort Velasco, which was located near the city’s current City Hall.

Former Congressman Ron Paul maintains a home in Surfside.

Surfside Beach is located in southern Brazoria County upon the southwestern tip of Follet’s Island at 28°57′08″N 95°17′04″W / 28.952136°N 95.284415°W / 28.952136; -95.284415Coordinates: 28°57′08″N 95°17′04″W / 28.952136°N 95.284415°W / 28.952136; -95.284415. It is bordered to the southeast by the Gulf of Mexico and to the southwest by the way in to Freeport Harbor, across which is the village of Quintana. The Intracoastal Waterway runs through the northwest part of the city, forming the northwest boundary in some places. The Bluewater Highway runs next to Surfside Beach and continues northeast upon 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.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Surfside Beach has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km), of which 1.7 square miles (4.3 km²) is land and 0.58 square miles (1.5 km), or 25.23%, is water. census 2011