Surfside Beach, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Surfside Beach, Brazoria County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Surfside Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Surfside Beach is published on the Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport (KLBX) page, 25 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of Surfside Beach have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Surfside Beach: Scholes International At Galveston Airport (KGLS) 55 km · Bay City Regional Airport (KBYY) 56 km
Conditions reported at KLBX describe the airfield itself. Weather 25 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Surfside Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Surfside Beach.
Surfside Beach unfolds as a low-slung ribbon of sand and sea grass, where the Gulf of Mexico whispers secrets to the shore. It lies 1.6 miles east of Brazosport, TX (from Brazosport, TX: bearing 97°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-east of Clute. The air here carries the briny tang of the ocean, a constant perfume mingling with the fainter, sweeter scent of sun-baked dunes. Humble cottages, painted in a cheerful defiance of the relentless sun, pepper the landscape, their porches often open to the gentle, persistent breeze. The terrain itself is a study in soft curves and subtle undulations, a place where the land yields willingly to the sea's embrace, and the horizon stretches out, a promise of endless blue meeting an endless sky. This stretch of coast in Brazoria County has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of the tides and the industries that have drawn sustenance from its waters. For generations, fishing boats have plied these waters, their nets casting a silver shimmer across the waves, a testament to the enduring connection between the people and the bounty of the Gulf. The nearby presence of oil and gas infrastructure, a more modern chapter in the region's economic story, hums quietly in the background, a reminder of the complex relationship Surfside Beach has with the resources beneath its sands and the currents that flow past its shores. Evenings here often paint the sky in hues of fiery orange and soft lavender, a daily spectacle that draws residents and visitors alike to the water's edge, a quiet communion with the vastness of the natural world.
Live animated radar for Surfside Beach and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Surfside Beach, Brazoria County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.944414°N, 95.288826°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 77541 |
| Area Code | 281 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Surfside Beach, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Surfside Beach includes coordinates 28.944414°N, 95.288826°W, situated in Brazoria County. ZIP code 77541. Telephone area code: 281. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.