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.

Barefootn'

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Avon - Oceanview Drive - Ready to go BAREFOOTN'? Then it's time for some fun at this beach home just across the street from the beach. Ground level amenities include carport, dry entry, outdoor shower, fish cleaning table, charcoal...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Loggerhead

OCEANFRONT Frisco - Sandpiper Drive - If your family is looking for the ideal nesting place for vacation this year, look no further than LOGGERHEAD. Access to the beach from this home is rather painless with very little dune to cross. Three levels...

  • Frisco
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Canary Sings

OCEANFRONT Avon - Kinnakeet Shores - CANARY SINGS, perched on Kinnakeet Shores' oceanfront, features cavernous, open, bright oceanfront living in the heart of Avon. The great room’s cathedral ceilings and floor-to-ceiling wall of windows...

  • Avon
  • 5 Bedrooms
  • 3.5 Bathrooms
Sound Dance

SOUNDFRONT Rodanthe — Chicamacomico Ct. — SOUND DANCE enfolds guests into its captivating surroundings and invites them to embrace the relaxing serenity of Pamlico Sound’s striking natural landscape. Whether you come here to fish, windsurf...

  • Rodanthe
  • 9 Bedrooms
  • 10 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
Solace by the Sea

OCEANFRONT Avon — Ocean View Dr. — Breathe in the ocean air. Exhale. Peaceful moments like this are as countless as the horizon at SOLACE BY THE SEA, a six-bedroom/five-full and one-half-bath home perched close to the water’s edge. Just as...

  • Avon
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Captain's Quarters

OCEANFRONT Waves - Mac-Oca Ct. - One of the best kept secrets on Hatteras Island. This home sits right on the oceanfront so access to these pristine beaches is right out your back door. Catch some rays on the sundeck, take a soak in the hot tub or...

  • Waves
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Fire Island

SEMI-SOUNDFRONT Salvo - Turtle Ct. The gorgeous sunsets you'll see from this sizable, finely-appointed home will take your breath away! Stay at FIRE ISLAND and appreciate all of the activities the Outer Banks has to offer including community sound...

  • Salvo
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 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 striking six-bedroom/five-full and two-half-bath home that turns your vacation...

  • Salvo
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 6 Bathrooms
Safe Haven

OCEANVIEW Salvo - Fourth St. - Find more than just SAFE HAVEN at this comfortable vacation home located in south Salvo. Unwind poolside on a comfortable lounger next to the huge and deep in-ground pool. Guests have their choice of four bedrooms...

  • Salvo
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 3 Bathrooms
Family Ties

SEMI-OCEAN FRONT Salvo — Farrow Ct. — Family connections run deep at FAMILY TIES, a six-bedroom/four- and-one-half-bath home that brings extended families or multiple friend groups together for those lasting vacation memories. From sunrise to...

  • Salvo
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Waves Paradise

OCEANFRONT - Waves - Welcome to WAVES PARADISE! Gaze from the deck and refresh your soul with postcard vistas of the beach, pelicans, dolphins, windsports, and waves. Stroll to the beach and play in the waves, build sandcastles, or fish in the...

  • Waves
  • 8 Bedrooms
  • 8 Bathrooms
Salty Piece of Land

SEMI-OCEANFRONT Avon — S. Beachcomber Dr. — New for 2025! — Discover your own island escape, a slice of heaven straight out of a Jimmy Buffett novel. SALTY PIECE OF LAND, a four-bedroom/five-full and one-half bath home offers the ideal...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Island Fantasy

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

  • Salvo
  • 7 Bedrooms
  • 8.5 Bathrooms
Summer Wind

CANALFRONT Avon - Bonito Road -It’s a breeze to find your vacation rhythm at SUMMER WIND, an ideal getaway for those who feel a close connection to the water. That’s because this four-bedroom/four full- and one-half-bath home sits right on the...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 4.5 Bathrooms
Paradise Cove

SOUNDFRONT Hatteras - NC Hwy 12 - Bring your family to Hatteras for a memorable vacation at PARADISE COVE. This private hideaway is located on the soundfront of northern Hatteras Village with a boardwalk to the sound for launching your...

  • Hatteras
  • 6 Bedrooms
  • 5.5 Bathrooms
Sea Grapes

OCEANFRONT Avon - Askins Creek - If the gentle sound of waves provides the ideal soundtrack to your vacation, then you must “press play” on SEA GRAPES. The oceanfront vistas from both levels of this beachfront home are a reminder that nature...

  • Avon
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
Down By The Dunes

SOUNDSIDE – Rodanthe – With its central location between sound and seashore, DOWN BY THE DUNES accomplishes exactly that. Pack your fishing gear, your kiteboard and your sandcastle building tools as every day can conveniently be filled with a...

  • Rodanthe
  • 3 Bedrooms
  • 2 Bathrooms
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High Point 458-A

High Point is a 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom vacation home at Milepost 13.5 in the popular soundside Southridge neighborhood in the heart of Nags Head. Located on a raised hill, this house has spectacular ocean views as well as sound from the top level...

  • Nags Head
  • 4 Bedrooms
  • 2.5 Bathrooms