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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

Remote, wild, off-grid.

Privacy 5/5 Beach Quality 4/5 Fishing 4/5 Rental Value 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
48°F

Corolla is the newer, upscale end of the Outer Banks — most development happened after 1984 when the road opened.

Family-Friendliness 5/5 Beach Quality 4/5
Water
43.5°F
Swell
3.6 ft
Wind
9 mph SW
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
47°F

Duck is the upscale end of OBX — a quiet village of ~400 year-round residents that incorporated in 2002 specifically ...

Walkability 5/5 Family-Friendliness 5/5 Beach Quality 4/5 Restaurants 4/5 Privacy 4/5
Water
43.5°F
Swell
3.6 ft
Wind
9 mph SW
Wide sandy beach at Buxton on Hatteras Island with ocean waves and dunes under partly cloudy November sky
Hatteras Island · Dare County
Avon
53°F

Avon is the commercial center of Hatteras Island — the town where islanders and visitors go for groceries, restaurant...

Fishing 5/5 Sound Side 5/5 Beach Quality 4/5 Family-Friendliness 4/5 Privacy 4/5
Water
43.5°F
Swell
3.6 ft
Wind
10 mph SW