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Surfside

1096 Scenic Gulf Dr, Miramar Beach, FL 32550

Walton County · Seascape

By Josh Parish, Founding Editor · Updated 08/28/2026

3D Flyover

Aerial 3D flyover, generated from Google Earth. Not a walk-through tour of the building.

Surfside is a Gulf-View tower in Miramar Beach, FL, within the Seascape community, built in 1986, standing 17 stories with 199 condos. Short-term rentals are allowed, recent sale prices fall in the $500K–$875K band, and on-site amenities include a pool, a fitness center, gated entry, and tennis courts.

1986
Built
199
Units
17
Stories
Gulf View
Frontage
Allowed
Rentals
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Part of Seascape

Amenities
  • —Pool
  • —Fitness
  • —Elevator
  • —Gated
  • —Tennis
  • —Pickleball
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Closest by car: public beach access — Seascape — Surfside Private Beach Access (< 0.1 mi); grocery — Winn-Dixie - Miramar Beach (0.8 mi); town center — Silver Sands Premium Outlets (0.9 mi); hospital — Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast (3.6 mi); airport — Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) (14 mi).

Customary Use
Customary Use

Surfside looks out over the Gulf from just back of the beach. Along this coast, the wet sand below the mean high-water line is always open to the public. Where a beach has been rebuilt with public money, that open stretch can reach farther up, to a marked Erosion Control Line. The nearest public beach walkover is a short distance away. Reflects the public record as of June 2026.

How customary use works on the Emerald Coast →

County and court records. Editorial assessments are the author's own. Not legal advice.

Geographic Overlays
Geographic Overlays
FEMA flood zone (parcel): X
FIRM panel: 12131C0538H, effective 12/30/2020
Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS): Outside all three
Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL): Landward
Evacuation zone: B
Critically eroded shoreline: Critical. Florida DEP designates the western Walton County shoreline (R1 to R23.6) as critically eroded — the state's term for a beach where erosion now threatens buildings, roads, parks or habitat. A restored beach keeps that designation so it stays eligible for state money to maintain it. The beach restoration here was finished in 2007, and 800 more feet was added to the designation in 2014 so the federally authorized Walton County Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project could be managed as one stretch. The nearest point of that stretch sits about 1,200 feet from this building.
Structural Integrity Reserve Study (SIRS): Complete — on file with DBPR
Source: Florida DBPR SIRS Reporting Database (D7) — pre-July-2025 + July-2025-and-after lists, searched 2026-07-31 · as of 07/31/2026
Source: FEMA NFHL (https://hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer) layer 28 Flood Hazard Zones — flood zone, SFHA and base flood elevation; layer 3 FIRM Panels — FIRM panel and effective date. USFWS/USGS CBRS Mapper (https://gis1.wim.usgs.gov/server/rest/services/CBRSMapper/CoastalBarrierResourcesSystem/MapServer) layer 3 CBRS Units — CBRS status. Florida DEP (https://ca.dep.state.fl.us/arcgis/rest/services/OpenData/COASTAL_ENV_PERM/MapServer) layer 2 Coastal Construction Control Lines — CCCL position; layer 3 Coastal Critical Erosion Areas — critically eroded shoreline, read against FDEP's Critically Eroded Beaches in Florida, August 2025, in which Okaloosa and Walton were last revised June 2014. Florida DEM (https://services.arcgis.com/3wFbqsFPLeKqOlIK/ArcGIS/rest/services/Evacuation_Zones_20230608/FeatureServer) layer 12 Evacuation_Zones_20240226, last edited 2024-02-26 — evacuation zone. · as of 2026-07-27
Milestone inspection: Milestone Inspection (Phase I) completed 12/2024; Phase II inspection not required.
Source: Walton County Building Department (public records) · as of 12/01/2024
County parcel record
Surfside — Parcel parcel record
Parcel08/20/2026Walton County · hand-built footprint · Esri/Maxar
Surfside — Block parcel record
Block08/20/2026Walton County · hand-built footprint · Esri/Maxar
Surfside — Area parcel record
Area08/20/2026Walton County · hand-built footprint · Esri/Maxar
Association & Recorded Documents
Association: Surfside Owners Association, Inc.
Declaration: Declaration of Condominium for Destin Surfside (instrument #356893)
Use Rules
Minimum rental term: No minimum lease term; leasing without restriction (30-day-plus leases require notice only).
Common Questions

What is the minimum rental term at Surfside?

No minimum lease term; leasing without restriction (30-day-plus leases require notice only). The declaration is the property's recorded rulebook, filed in the county records. Source: Walton County official records, instrument #356893.

Has Surfside filed a structural integrity reserve study?

Yes. A structural integrity reserve study is a state-required engineering study of a building's big-ticket parts and the money set aside to replace them. Surfside is listed complete and on file with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Source: Florida DBPR SIRS Reporting Database, searched 07/31/2026.

What is the owners association at Surfside, and when was its declaration recorded?

The association of record is Surfside Owners Association, Inc. Recorded declaration: Declaration of Condominium for Destin Surfside (instrument #356893). Source: Walton County official records.

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What the report covers: HOA financials, milestone and SIRS status, insurance, comps, and county records — compiled in one place for Surfside.

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Building facts verified against the County Property Appraiser parcel records. Editorial assessments, metrics, and vibe are the author's own.