About Surfside
Surfside incorporated as its own town on May 18, 1935, when a group of residents financed the move to avoid being annexed by Miami Beach. The town covers just over half a square mile on the barrier island, bordered by Bal Harbour to the north, Miami Beach's North Beach to the south, Biscayne Bay to the west, and the Atlantic to the east.
The character here is primarily residential and beachside, with multistory condominium buildings set along Surfside Beach rather than the dense high-rise wall found further south. That boutique scale — a town, not a district of a larger city — is part of what continues to draw buyers who want oceanfront without the density.
Surfside sits directly between two of the area's other private, low-density addresses — Bal Harbour to the north and Indian Creek Village a short distance inland — making it a natural base for buyers considering the wider barrier-island cluster north of Miami Beach proper.
Why buyers choose Surfside
Its own incorporated town
Surfside chose independence from Miami Beach in 1935 and has governed its own half-square-mile footprint ever since.
Boutique-scale beachfront
Condominium buildings here sit at a smaller scale than the high-rise corridor to the south, on a genuinely residential beach.
Positioned between private enclaves
Bal Harbour and Indian Creek Village are both immediate neighbors, making Surfside a natural base for this stretch of coast.
Questions buyers ask
Is Surfside its own town?
How big is Surfside?
Is Surfside beachfront?
What's nearby Surfside?
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