Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty

Surf or Sound Realty invites you to explore our collection of over 600 premier vacation rental homes on Hatteras Island, featuring the largest selection of oceanfront accommodations. Nestled within the breathtaking Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Hatteras Island is a serene oasis, known for its family-friendly charm and consistently earning its place on the Top Ten lists of Best Beaches in America.

For more than 45 years, Surf or Sound Realty has been the go-to choice for premier homes exclusively on Hatteras Island. From oceanfront retreats to soundfront sanctuaries, our offerings span all seven of the island’s charming villages. Our homes boast a diverse range of luxury amenities, including private swimming pools, elevators, hot tubs, game rooms, dog friendly accommodations, and more!.

Planning your Outer Banks escape is a breeze with Surf or Sound Realty. Benefit from our interest-free, flexible payment plans and multiple payment methods, allowing you to tailor your vacation to your budget. Keyless entry and optional early check-in provide seamless convenience, freeing you to focus on what truly matters – savoring golden sunsets, discovering hidden coastal gems, and creating memories that last a lifetime.

Embark on your Hatteras Island adventure today. Contact us for more information about our beautiful vacation rental homes on the wide-open beaches of the Outer Banks, NC!

Surf or Sound Realty Vacation Rentals

Find the perfect Surf or Sound Realty rental home.

Castaway Cove

SOUNDSIDE Avon — Portside Dr. — Freshly Constructed for 2026! — Cast away all cares and daily routines when you arrive at CASTAWAY COVE, a brand new nine-bedroom/nine-full and two-half-bath home perched on an inlet. Step into a personal...

  • Avon
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 Bathrooms
Avocet

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Avon — Wahoo Cir. — With their striking black and white plumage, upturned bills and long legs, the avocet shorebird finds its habitat along the Hatteras coast rather hospitable. So, too, will guests of AVOCET, a...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms
Beach JAM'N

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Avon – Hatteras Ln. – Find yourself jammin’ to an island vibe at BEACH JAM’N, a four-bedroom/two-bath home that inspires a carefree spirit from sunrise to sunset, both of which you can experience from a newly added upper sky...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Island Fantasy

SOUNDSIDE Salvo - Sand Dollar Ct. - Start your ISLAND FANTASY soaking in the rays by your shining private swimming pool and enormous 8-person hot tub with convenient cabana bath. Step inside and savor the game room with pool table and wet bar with...

  • Salvo
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
Top Notch

SEMI-OCEANFRONT - Resort Rodanthe, Unit 15C -Appreciate the unobstructed vistas from the top-level private deck of TOP NOTCH where you can see the ocean over the dunes. The beach is just a fast walk away on the wide private Resort Rodanthe...

  • Rodanthe
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Great Expectations

OCEANFRONT Hatteras - Lighthouse Ct. - Your GREAT EXPECTATIONS will be met at this impressive 5,800 sq. ft. oceanfront home with a floorplan designed to provide privacy to the bedrooms and roomy comfort to your stay. Located on a peaceful street...

  • Hatteras
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
Two Sons

OCEANVIEW Waves - Wimble Shores - Whether you bring your TWO SONS, three daughters or furry family member, this well-appointed beach bungalow is sure to please the entire group. Located four tons from the beach, the community beach access is just a...

  • Waves
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Splish Splash

OCEANVIEW Waves - La Waves Drive - SPLISH SPLASH, with its private pool, hot tub, game room with pool table, and location just two tons from the ocean, is certain to make a splash with your vacation crew. The home is located on a peaceful...

  • Waves
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
HI Life

SOUNDSIDE Avon - Kinnakeet Shores - Appreciate simple living at HI LIFE and gaze at the handsome lake vistas and Pamlico Sound. Don't let the soundside location fool you - the boardwalk across the street provides an painless path to the ocean, just...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Blown Away

SOUNDFRONT Avon – Portside Dr. in Kinnakeet Shores – Feel the handsome soundfront home, BLOWN AWAY. A private sandy beach is all yours, and ideal for windsport enthusiasts, fisherman, and kayakers. Launch your kiteboards, windsurfer, or kayaks...

  • Avon
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Sunset Celebration

OCEANSIDE – Frisco Have you ever considered how a sunset can ignite the memory of a ideal day? Feel it for yourself at SUNSET CELEBRATION, a five-bedroom/three-full and one-half-bath home that gives you every reason to celebrate each day from...

  • Frisco
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Windy Daze

SOUNDFRONT Salvo - Turtle Ct. - WINDY DAZE is extraordinary living. Every detail was thought about in the 5270 sq. ft. home. The first floor features a game room with pool table, kitchenette with refrigerator, TV/DVD, stereo, half bath and...

  • Salvo
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9 Bathrooms
Ozzie's Island Hideaway

CANALFRONT Hatteras — Island Club Ln. — Imagine the shape of things to come when you settle into the striking OZZIE’S ISLAND HIDEAWAY, a dog-friendly octagonal two-bedroom/two-bathroom home perched on the edge of a private island. Inside and...

  • Hatteras
  • 2 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Camelot

OCEANFRONT Salvo – Ocean St. – King Arthur’s utopia may have been fictional, but a setting of idyllic happiness and peacefulness is very real at this CAMELOT, a gorgeous six-bedroom/five-full and two-half-bath home that turns your vacation...

  • Salvo
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Cape Winds

OCEANVIEW Rodanthe - Hatteras Island Estates - CAPE WINDS will thrill guests of all ages with pools for both adults and little ones, a toasty hot tub, gas and charcoal grilles, Tiki bar and generous outdoor furnishings set in a cavernous and...

  • Rodanthe
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
Promise Kept

OCEANVIEW Rodanthe - Atlantic Dr. - If a vacation soaked in ocean and sound vistas sounds tempting, look no further than PROMISE KEPT. Located just 3 tons away from the Rodanthe Pier, simple access to the beach on a state maintained paved road ...

  • Rodanthe
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Sounds Terrific!

SOUNDFRONT Salvo - Otter Way - The impressive soundfront surroundings of this home will have you saying, "SOUNDS TERRIFIC"! Watersports enthusiasts will appreciate convenient access to some of the island’s best windsurfing and kiteboarding, and...

  • Salvo
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 9.5 Bathrooms
Champagne Views

OCEANFRONT Waves - Sea Isle Hills Dr. Unwind and savor CHAMPAGNE VIEWS for your vacation this year at this 3,500 sq. ft. home. Let the celebration begin in the game room with foosball table, wet bar with mini-refrigerator, full bathroom and...

  • Waves
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
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Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

More than 2,000 shipwrecks sunk off the Coast of North Carolina in what’s called the Graveyard of the Atlantic. With all that history floating around, it was only natural to build a museum to honor and preserve the maritime culture of the...

Outer Banks 2025 Vacations - Wide Open Spaces

The Outer Banks offers plenty of opportunities for a healthy, family fun vacation. Visitors can spread out over more than 100 miles of pristine shoreline.  Local restaurants and eateries are providing abundant take-out and delivery...

Leeta’s

OCEANFRONT Salvo - Colony Dr. - Start your vacation off right with a dip in the private oceanfront pool. Sunbathe in a chaise or relax in the bubbly hot tub. A gas grille is close by for tossing some burgers on the grille for dinner. Step up the...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms