Surfside Drive, Bridgehampton
Surfside Drive leaves Ocean Road near its ocean end in Bridgehampton, inside the stretch where the Town limits summer parking near its beach access.
Surfside Drive is a short Bridgehampton road off the east side of Ocean Road, near Ocean Road's southern end. It lies in unincorporated Town of Southampton territory. Town code places it inside the stretch of lower Ocean Road where summer daytime parking is restricted because of beach traffic: from Mecox Road south to a point 40 feet past Surfside Drive.
That position defines the address. Surfside Drive is at the ocean end of Bridgehampton's main beach road, close to the Trustee and Town access at the foot of Ocean Road. The Town lists that access as permit-only from May 15 to September 15, with no lifeguards.
What has to be confirmed
The public record reviewed for this page does not settle the questions that decide value on Surfside Drive. They have to come from the parcel file:
- Ocean relationship: whether a lot is oceanfront, behind the dune, or inland. Use the survey, not marketing copy.
- Coastal regulation: whether any part of the lot is in the Coastal Erosion Hazard Area, the state-mapped zone where new building and some rebuilding need a special permit; the FEMA flood zone; and dune or wetland setbacks.
- Beach rights: whether the lot has fee frontage, a deeded path, or only the public access at the end of Ocean Road. These are three different property facts; see private roads and beach rights.
- The road itself: whether Surfside Drive is a Town road or private, and who maintains it.
The oceanfront-property guide sets out the coastal review in full.
Name check
A buyer comparing sales should confirm the hamlet. Recorded transfers under "Surfside Drive" may include addresses outside Bridgehampton. This page covers only the Bridgehampton road off Ocean Road.
Nearby lanes
Ocean Road is Surfside Drive's only documented connection. Jobs Lane reaches the ocean at Mecox Beach to the west. Hamlet context: Bridgehampton.
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Recorded sales
Recorded sales through July 2026
15 recorded arm’s-length sales of 11 distinct properties since October 2016 (15 house).
4 single-parcel house sales in 2023–2025 — too few for a range or median; listed below.
Historical transaction median, Dec 22, 2016 to Nov 14, 2025: $17,200,000 (15 single-parcel house sales). A decade-wide figure, not a current value.
| Sale date | Address | Type | Recorded price | Beds (roll) | Built (roll) | Flood zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2025 | 165 Surfside Drive | House | $58,000,000 | 9 | 2025 | AE |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 79 Surfside Drive | House | $28,000,000 | 4 | 1993 | VE |
| Apr 4, 2025 | 67 Surfside Drive | House | $32,000,000 | 4 | 2009 | VE |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 228 Surfside Drive | House | $16,650,000 | 6 | 1994 | X |
| Dec 15, 2022 | 165 Surfside Drive | House | $24,500,000 | 9 | 2025 | AE |
| Apr 25, 2022 | 160 Surfside Drive | House | $14,600,000 | 8 | 2025 | AE |
| Oct 15, 2021 | 276 Surfside Drive | House | $14,500,000 | 7 | 2020 | AE |
| May 13, 2021 | 67 Surfside Drive | House | $28,500,000 | 4 | 2009 | VE |
| Dec 23, 2020 | 155 Surfside Drive | House | $16,500,000 | 9 | 2023 | AE |
| Aug 2, 2019 | 128 Surfside Drive | House | $17,200,000 | 7 | 2020 | AE |
| Jun 20, 2019 | 263 Surfside Drive | House | $39,250,000 | 7 | 2021 | VE |
| Sep 18, 2018 | 79 Surfside Drive | House | $18,800,000 | 4 | 1993 | VE |
| Jan 8, 2018 | 128 Surfside Drive | House | $7,000,000 | 7 | 2020 | AE |
| Dec 13, 2017 | 112 Surfside Drive | House | $7,300,000 | 4 | 1999 | AE |
| Dec 22, 2016 | 72 Surfside Drive | House | $9,250,000 | 5 | 2015 | AE |
Sale date is the date of sale on the transfer form. Beds and year built come from the assessment roll where it records them. Source: New York State real property transfer record (form RP-5217, filed with every deed), arm's-length sales as flagged by the state. These figures are a separate series from the Roebling Index, which is built from published market reports. How these tables are built.
Flood and coastal exposure
34 of 39 residential and vacant parcels sit in FEMA’s 1% annual-chance flood area (zones VE, AE, A or AO), where a mortgage from a federally regulated or insured lender requires flood insurance on the building.
| FEMA zone | Parcels | What it means for an owner |
|---|---|---|
| VE — coastal high-hazard (wave action) | 13 | Ocean-facing land exposed to storm waves of 3 feet or more. Flood insurance is required with a federally backed mortgage and costs the most here. A new or substantially rebuilt house must stand on piles or columns, with its lowest structural beam at or above the base flood elevation, and only breakaway walls below. |
| AE — 1% annual-chance flood, base flood elevation set | 21 | A 1% chance of flooding in any year (about 26% over a 30-year mortgage). Flood insurance is required with a federally backed mortgage. A new or substantially improved house must have its lowest floor at or above the base flood elevation shown on the map; local codes can require more. |
| X — minimal flood hazard | 5 | Outside the mapped flood areas. Flood insurance is not federally required. Flooding can still happen from heavy rain and drainage. |
Loans. In zones VE, AE, A and AO, any mortgage made, insured or bought by a federally regulated lender, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA or VA requires flood insurance on the building for the life of the loan. A lender can require it in zone X as well. A cash buyer is not required to insure.
Premiums. Since 2021 the National Flood Insurance Program prices each house on its own features (elevation, distance to water, cost to rebuild), so the zone is a starting point, not the price. Private flood policies are an alternative. An elevation certificate is the document every insurer asks for.
Renovating. In the 1% flood area, if work on a house costs half or more of the building’s market value, or a storm damages it that badly, the whole house must be brought up to current flood rules, which usually means raising it. Plan a renovation budget against that line.
Zone at each tax parcel’s center point; part of a parcel can sit in a different zone. Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer (Suffolk County, map 36103C), retrieved 2026-11-12; flood insurance rate map panels effective Sep 25, 2009. A parcel-level determination needs the current map panel, any Letter of Map Revision or Amendment, and an elevation certificate. State coastal erosion hazard areas are mapped separately and are not shown here. Flood and coastal-erosion guide.
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What buying, owning or selling here costs.
Peconic Bay CPF, mansion tax, title, MRT.
NY transfer tax, commission, attorney.
Taxes, flood and wind coverage, septic, upkeep.
Sell now, or rent the seasons and sell later.
A summer rental against owning the house.
Federal, NY, NYC and the nonresident payment.
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