The beach. What's not to love? The soothing sound of crashing waves, kids building sandcastles, and seagulls scrambling for free snacks all while you relax on your beach towel, mindlessly drifting away on your private mental yacht sipping a Mai Tai. Now imagine doing this from the comfort of your very own beach home.
This year's coolest beach homes list includes homes in the usual spots you would expect to top a list: California, Florida, Hawaii. One of the two Hawaii homes on the list offers 125ft of tropical beach frontage on almost 1 1/2 acres of property boasting a 6 bedroom main residence and 2 separate guest homes each containing 4 bedrooms. Check please, I'm ready to go to paradise. Or enjoy the Southern California sunset from your rooftop pool overlooking the ocean in a Manhattan Beach home with floor to ceiling windows and panoramic Pacific views. 
Another remarkable home is a Mediterranean Beachfront Masterpiece in Marco Island, Florida. This home was built as a tribute to the particular Italianate style unique to the mountainous terrain of the Amalfi Coast. We happen to be suckers for all things Italian, especially gorgeous coastal architecture.
A few homes that might surprise people who aren't familiar with the beauty of the middle and upper east coast of the U.S. are located in Montauk, New York and in New Jersey. Yeah, we said Jersey. Don't knock it till you've tried it. This hi-tech home in Loveladies, New Jersey has 125ft of pristine Atlantic coast beach frontage, a 3-stop elevator, and ocean views in every room. It will truly 'soothe the soul.' A bit higher north is the East Hampton home that comes with an open door policy. Full glass walls in the main living area slide open allowing you to enjoy the ocean breeze without dealing with sand in the hidden crevices of your chosen beach attire.
Without further ado, we present this list of the 2010 Top Ten Coolest Beach Homes For Sale to fuel the imagination. All these beach homes are an exceptional place to spend a summer and the best part is, they are all currently for sale (as of list publication).
125ft of Beach Frontage - prime location on Honolulu's most prestigious street, Kahala Avenue. Step from your 1.4-acre property onto Kahala's beautiful sandy beaches for a short stroll to the nearby Kahala Hotel & Resort for sunset cocktails & fine dining! Your appreciation of this carefully ma...
First time to market, situated on a prime Strand north corner, and a one minute walk to downtown. Built prior to current codes, allowing for a rare rooftop pool, expansive top decks and over 5200 sq feet. Floor to ceiling windows allow panoramic whitewater views from Palos Verdes to Malibu. Concrete...
With views of dawn's first light at Montauk Point to the setting sun over Shadmoor covered bluffs and the surf below, this ocean front modern masterpiece dissolves boundaries between interior and exterior. The newly constructed home comes with an open door policy, picture glass walls of the main liv...
With its rich salmon-hued stucco exterior, Sicilian green shutters and myriad of cupolas and parapets, wrought iron railings and random-colored, blended roof tiles and driveway cobblestones, this stunning six bedroom, six full and two half bath home has 8,894 square feet under air and an expansive 1...
With over 11,000 square feet of living space, this magnificent beachfront home has stunning ocean and sunset views. The outstanding craftsmanship is visible throughout the two master suites, six guest suites, media room, library, office, and separate caretaker's quarters. The warm sandy beach and az...
Destiny occasionally presents that rare combination of peerless architecture and construction quality with that most coveted of locations: beach frontage. When these superlatives are combined in Carmel, California, the magnitude of the opportunity reaches world-class heights. Situated on a secl...
The home has everything - besides spectacular panoramic views there is an immense enclosed courtyard with beautiful infinity pool and spa, five bedrooms, eight baths, large living room and family room with vaulted redwood ceilings, formal dining room with seating space for sixteen, loggias with addi...
Magnificent sportsman paradise estate, stunning waterfront post modern mansion, built along the shores of the St Lucie river in Stuart Florida, the Sailfish Capital of the World, custom built home, designed by famous architect & structural engineers Robert Herrick & Paul Wingler. A regal port-a-C...
The Ultimate Beach House! Your entrance to this dream house is a dramatic thirty foot atrium of glass capped by a fully retractable roof. The opulence continues as you move into your indoor/outdoor living room with floor to ceiling retractable glass walls and an enclosed Jacuzzi allowing the sounds...
SERENITY in Loveladies, is thoughtfully conceived, skillfully executed and just the most exquisite oceanfront offering available. Steel stair rails, whimsical lighting, spacious IPE decks, acres of glass are adjuncts to the structural integrity of this building. Creature comforts have not been forgo...
