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Surfside Condos for Sale

At Surfside in Miramar Beach, the owners association holds the shore parcel across the road. Its 198 residences are numbered from a second level to a sixteenth with no thirteenth, and some, such as units 702 and 702A, are recorded as pairs carrying two assessments. The parcel identifiers on the county roll show which units a listing conveys.

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198

Total Units

Yes

Gulf Front

Year built, floor and unit figures are as published by the sources cited at the foot of this page. Confirm them against the association's own documents during diligence.

Guest rating

4.8 out of 5

From 5,756 guest reviews on Airbnb and Vrbo

Across 97 rental listings with guest reviews in this building

  • Airbnb 4.8
  • Vrbo 4.8
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About Surfside

Every parcel at 1096 Scenic Gulf Drive in Miramar Beach sits in a single identifier series on Walton County's roll: 198 residences, one commercial unit, and three parcels held by the owners association. The residence designators repay a close reading. They start on a second level, run about twelve to a level, and skip the thirteenth entirely, so a residence numbered on the fourteenth stands on the thirteenth level actually built, a gap to allow for when a Surfside residence is set beside other Scenic Gulf Drive towers on the Miramar Beach condo listings. A further set carries no level digit at all and is designated as lanai suites, and a number of parcels are recorded as pairs, such as units 702 and 702A, which means a single conveyance can be two recorded units carrying two assessments. Paired parcels and lanai suites both feed the sales on the Surfside market analytics page, so each recorded sale needs checking for what it conveyed. Ownership divides the address at the road. Scenic Gulf Drive passes between the tower and the water, the residence footprints lie inland of it, and the association separately owns the parcel opposite, which carries the property all the way to where the assessed land ends. Only that parcel and a neighboring association's common area lie beyond. Flood mapping follows exactly that line: sampled inside each parcel, every residence footprint answers minimal hazard, while the association's ground across the road answers differently, falling in the coastal high hazard class at 12 feet along its seaward lip and 11 feet behind that. Roughly 340 feet of ground separate the building's south line from the shore, which is why the two flood answers belong to two different pieces of this property rather than to one. Because that shore parcel is the association's, the questions in the Gulf-front condo buying checklist reach a Surfside buyer through the association's books and its policy on that ground.

HOA & Fees

What is the HOA fee at Surfside?

As of November 11, 2026, the 11 Surfside condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list HOA fees from $369 to $1,354 a month, with a median of $914 a month. Fees vary with unit size and type, so the fee for a specific residence is the one its listing and the association state.

Based on 11 active MLS listings that report an HOA fee. Fees billed quarterly, twice a year or yearly are shown as a monthly equivalent. See the listings

Two facts should shape the questions here. The association owns ground on the far side of the road from the building it manages, so shore upkeep, access control and the insurance behind that parcel are separate line items from the tower itself. And a number of residences are recorded as paired parcels, which can mean two assessments and two shares of a special assessment behind what a listing calls one home. A required study of structural reserves obliges this budget to fund the components that study names. Request the recorded declaration, this year's budget, the study of reserves, the inspection filing, the policy written on the shore parcel, and confirmation in writing of exactly which parcels a given residence includes.

Rental Policy

Short-term rentals: allowed. Confirm the current minimum stay and registration with the association.

Some Surfside homes are recorded as two paired parcels. Confirm which parcels any rental plan actually covers. The land guests cross to reach the water sits across the road. The Surfside association holds it, not any one owner. Association rules, not a deed, govern beach use there. Walton County registers each home for short stays and renews that filing yearly. Read the recorded declaration with the rules in force today. Between them, they set a Surfside home's limits. Request copies of both.

What guests say about staying here

Combined Airbnb and Vrbo ratings for the vacation rentals in Surfside.

4.8 out of 5

5,756 reviews across 97 reviewed listings

  • Airbnb 4.8 from 1,691 reviews on 26 reviewed listings
  • Vrbo 4.8 from 4,065 reviews on 71 reviewed listings

What Airbnb guests rate

  • Cleanliness4.8
  • Accuracy4.8
  • Check-in4.9
  • Communication4.9
  • Location4.9
  • Value4.7

Guests rate the location highest.

These ratings describe the vacation rentals in this building, not any one unit for sale.

Market data by Key Data · 89 units tracked in this building · Nov 2025 to Nov 2026

  • One hundred ninety-eight residences in a single parcel series
  • Numbering from a second level to a sixteenth, no thirteenth
  • Lanai suites recorded without a level digit
  • Shore parcel recorded to the owners association
  • Residence footprints mapped outside the special flood hazard area

Live Inventory

Active Listings at Surfside

Short-Term Rental Eligible

$590,000

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit 512

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

2 bd 2 ba 1,313 sqft
Short-Term Rental Eligible

$280,000

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit G24

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

Studio 1 ba 450 sqft
Short-Term Rental Eligible

$349,900

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit G21

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

1 bd 1 ba 740 sqft
NewShort-Term Rental Eligible

$749,000

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit 1406

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

2 bd 2 ba 1,151 sqft
Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$724,900

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit 1208

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

3 bd 3 ba 1,535 sqft
Price Reduced Gulf FrontShort-Term Rental Eligible

$679,000

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit 511

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

2 bd 2 ba 1,313 sqft
Short-Term Rental Eligible

$595,000

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit 1010

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

2 bd 2 ba 1,151 sqft
Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$299,900

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit G18

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

1 bd 1 ba 522 sqft
Short-Term Rental Eligible

$379,000

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit LS6

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

1 bd 2 ba 740 sqft
Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$540,000

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit 409

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

2 bd 2 ba 1,069 sqft
Price ReducedShort-Term Rental Eligible

$354,000

1096 Scenic Gulf Drive Unit G19

Miramar Beach, FL 32550

1 bd 1 ba 518 sqft

The short-term rental badge above is not a permission of record. It reflects the MLS short-term-rental field where a listing discloses one, and otherwise where the home sits. Confirm the association's current rules and the local registration requirement before relying on it.

Building Answers

Surfside FAQ

How much is the HOA fee at Surfside?

As of November 11, 2026, the 11 Surfside condos for sale that report a fee on the MLS list HOA fees from $369 to $1,354 a month, with a median of $914 a month. Fees vary with unit size and type, so the fee for a specific residence is the one its listing and the association state.

Why does the numbering at Surfside skip a level?

Surfside's numbering leaves out the thirteenth level by convention: the recorded designators run from a second level to a sixteenth with nothing numbered thirteenth. The practical consequence is that a residence numbered on the fourteenth sits on the thirteenth level built, and the gap should be allowed for when comparing two listings by their numbers alone. A further group of residences carries no level digit at all and is recorded as lanai suites.

Can one Surfside listing be more than one recorded unit?

Yes, one Surfside listing can cover two recorded units. The county roll records several parcels here as pairs, written for example as units 702 and 702A, so what is marketed as a single residence can carry two assessments. Ask for the parcel identifiers behind a listing rather than relying on the door number.

What stands between the Surfside tower and the water?

Scenic Gulf Drive and a parcel the owners association holds in its own name lie between the tower and the water. The road passes directly in front of the building, and the association separately owns the ground on the far side, which reaches the last assessed land on this stretch. The tower's southern boundary is about 340 feet from the water, which is why the residences map outside the special flood hazard area while the association's parcel maps inside it.

What year was the Surfside tower at 1096 Scenic Gulf Drive built?

The county roll leaves actual year built empty on every parcel at 1096 Scenic Gulf Drive, so the year comes from the Walton County property appraiser's records and the association's recorded documents. A buyer should also ask for the structural integrity reserve study and inspection filing, which carry the building's age into the budget.

Does Walton County registration let a Surfside residence take short-stay guests?

No, Walton County's registration is a filing duty and grants no permission to rent. The county's short-term vacation rental registration, renewed each year, applies unless the property is on the county's exempt list of certain condominiums, and the county's registration office can confirm whether Surfside is on it. Permission comes from the Surfside condominium declaration and the association's rules in force, both available from the association. Those same rules govern how guests use the association's shore parcel across the road, and because some residences are paired parcels, a rental arrangement should name every parcel it covers.

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