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Outer Banks

Live conditions and honest planning for every stretch of the beach — from the 4WD sands of Carova to the fishing piers of Hatteras Island.

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Two wild Spanish mustangs walking along the sandy beach with dunes in the background on the 4WD beaches north of Corolla, Outer Banks NC
Northern OBX · Currituck County
Carova / 4WD Beaches
44°F

Eleven miles of wild beach where the only traffic is horses and the occasional 4WD.

Unique Experience 5/5 Natural Beauty 5/5 Privacy 5/5 Fishing 5/5 Adventure & Outdoors 4/5
Water
40.6°F
Swell
5.6 ft
Wind
NE 18 mph
Currituck Beach Lighthouse rising above the tree line in Corolla, its unpainted red brick exterior visible against a blue sky
Northern OBX · Currituck County
Corolla

Big, newer houses on wide streets with private pools and ocean views, a few minutes' drive from wild horse country to...

Family-Friendliness 5/5 Unique Experience 4/5 Natural Beauty 4/5 Adventure & Outdoors 4/5 Beach Quality 4/5
Water
44.1°F
Swell
3.3 ft
Wind
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Golden sunset over Currituck Sound viewed from the Duck boardwalk, with wooden railings in the foreground and calm water reflecting the sky
Northern OBX · Dare County
Duck

A walkable coastal village under a canopy of live oaks, where every shop and restaurant is independently owned and th...

Walkability 5/5 Family-Friendliness 5/5 Unique Experience 4/5 Beach Quality 4/5 Restaurants 4/5
Water
44.1°F
Swell
3.3 ft
Wind
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Wide sandy beach at Buxton on Hatteras Island with ocean waves and dunes under partly cloudy November sky
Hatteras Island · Dare County
Avon

A laid-back fishing-and-surfing village stretched along NC-12 in the middle of Cape Hatteras National Seashore.

Natural Beauty 5/5 Adventure & Outdoors 5/5 Privacy 5/5 Fishing 5/5 Sound Side 5/5
Water
44.1°F
Swell
3.3 ft
Wind
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