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.

Ocean Escape

OCEANVIEW Avon - East Antillas Drive - A vacation at OCEAN ESCAPE enables you to escape from it all while still remaining close to it all. The home is located in a super location – a short walk to eateries, stores, groceries and the Avon Pier...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Windhaven

OCEANFRONT Avon — Greenwood Pl. — As one family’s vacation home for nearly 40 years, the smartly refreshed WINDHAVEN is the ideal choice for other families and friend groups who want to start their own family vacation tradition. Perched...

  • Avon
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Skipper's Landing

SOUNDSIDE Avon — Kinnakeet Shores Are you looking for a beach home on the lake in Kinnakeet Shores with pretty water vistas, space for the family, a fast 5-min. walk to the beach and walking distance to the grocery store, shopping and eateries...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Waves Daze

OCEANVIEW Waves - Sea Isle Hills Dr. - There is no confusion here, WAVES DAZE is the beach home for your family vacation. Pull the car into the shaded parking with dry entry and step into the roomy game room with pool table, wet bar with...

  • Waves
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 5 Bathrooms
Sandy Keeks

SOUNDSIDE Avon — Tarpon Dr. — Conjure up the magic of your own childhood beach vacation memories at SANDY KEEKS, a three-bedroom/three-full and one-half bath home offering up a unique layout that can adeptly host two families with plenty of...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Island Sky

SOUNDFRONT Avon — Island Creek Dr. — Bring both your kiteboard and your surfboard because the sky’s the limit when you stay at ISLAND SKY, a four-bedroom/three- and one-half-bath home located in the exclusive neighborhood of Island Creek...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Buxton Beauty

SOUNDFRONT Buxton – Mail Landing Ln. – Soundfront, secluded, and spectacular, BUXTON BEAUTY will exceed your island vacation expectation. Just steps away from the Pamlico Sound and a shallow canal, you’ll find room for your modest boat or...

  • Buxton
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Beach Babies

OCEANFRONT Hatteras — Lighthouse Rd. — BOOKING for 2026! — The sun is shining, the waves are calling, and your dream family vacation starts here. BEACH BABIES is a cavernous, classy, and smartly upgraded oceanfront getaway designed to bring...

  • Hatteras
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Island Blast

SOUNDFRONT Avon — Island Creek Resort — Sunrise, sunsets, and shooting stars ... when nature decides to put on a show, ISLAND BLAST provides the ideal perch to watch in wonder. Located on the edge of Island Creek, this...

  • Avon
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Second Wave

OCEANFRONT Avon — Wahoo Cir — Don’t be surprised by the waves of emotion you feel when you step into SECOND WAVE. There is a sense of calm and tranquility along with a profound connection to the natural landscape. Perhaps there is a feeling...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4 Bathrooms
Vacation Meditation

OCEANVIEW Avon - Ocean Isle Estates - Vacation has never been so calming as one spent in VACATION MEDITATION. This cavernous home is located just two tons from the ocean and features many opulent amenities, both indoors and out. Enter the lower...

  • Avon
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7 Bathrooms
Salvo Siesta

OCEANVIEW Salvo - Dory Road - There is nothing better than a SALVO SIESTA at this shining bungalow in relaxing Salvo. This gem is located just a short walk from the ocean, and not far from the boundary of Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Recreation...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Look 'N Sea

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Hatteras — Slash Creek Rd. — You won’t have to look, or walk too far for that matter, to discover the soft golden sands of a wide-open beach when you stay at LOOK ‘N SEA, an idyllic place to slow down and live in the moment...

  • Hatteras
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 6.5 Bathrooms
Soundside Sunsets

CANALFRONT Frisco — Get lost in the glow of a brilliant setting sun, the evening illumination of an already gorgeous vista from SOUNDSIDE SUNSETS. If you find yourself inexplicably drawn to the prospect of these relaxing moments from the covered...

  • Frisco
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Nautilus

OCEANFRONT Hatteras – Hatteras Landing – Oceanfront vacations have never been so opulent, experience NAUTILUS, a seven-bedroom, 6,000 sq. ft. estate. A huge oceanfront pool deck will immediately put you in a vacation mood. Stretch out and...

  • Hatteras
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
Windsurfer's Dream

SEMI-SOUNDFRONT Salvo – Wind Over Waves – With unobstructed sound vistas, rigging area in the front of the home and the community boat launch merely feet away, it's simple to see why this vacation rental home is a WINDSURFER'S DREAM. The...

  • Salvo
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Eden

SOUNDSIDE Avon - Kinnakeet Shores - If you haven't yet discovered the beauty of the soundside, you must book a week at EDEN. The meandering roads through the lush greenery of the Kinnakeet Shores soundside community provide opportunity for morning...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Atlantic Dream at Tarheel

OCEANFRONT Salvo - Tarheel Court - Dream a big dream for vacation this year. Dream of huge Atlantic vistas and opulent surroundings. Dream of nine master bedrooms with private baths and huge screen TVs. Dream of a gourmet kitchen, real theater...

  • Salvo
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 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...

Sailing the Outer Banks

Vacationers will notice a handful of sailboats at every local Outer Banks port, either saddled up to the docks or breezing across the harbor, en route to the nearest sound for a cruise, or to the continent-spanning Intracoastal Waterway to continue...

Sandy Run Park

Sandy Run Park leads its visitors through the heart of Kitty Hawk Woods Coastal Preserve, one of the largest maritime forests remaining in North Carolina. Completed in two phases, the park now encompasses 1600 acres of marshland, waterways and...

Privasea Beach

SOUNDFRONT Avon - Kinnakeet Shores - There are plenty of private deck spaces to appreciate the best vacation at PRIVASEA BEACH. Ease back into the hot tub on the pool deck while your family splashes in the pool. The glistening Pamlico Sound is...

  • Avon
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 7.5 Bathrooms