Hatteras Watersports

Hatteras Watersports sits right on NC-12 in Salvo, one of the three closely grouped villages — Rodanthe, Waves, and Salvo — that make up the northern end of Hatteras Island within Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The name points to what's on offer: access to the water in a stretch of the Outer Banks that's earned a national reputation among kiteboarders and windsurfers for its shallow, steady-wind sound-side flats.

There's no published hours, rating, or category detail on file for this listing, so call (252) 987-2306 or check the business's website before planning a visit — like most watersports operations on this island, what's available can shift with the season and the wind forecast.

NC-12 is the only road connecting Salvo to the rest of Hatteras Island, and it's worth checking road conditions ahead of a trip, especially during hurricane season (June through November), when both the road and the sound can be affected. Salvo itself is a quiet, narrow slice of the barrier island; most through-traffic on NC-12 is headed further south toward Avon, Buxton, and Hatteras village, where the free NC ferry departs for Ocracoke Island.