OBX Oceanfront Erosion Maps

When it comes to finding out how much beach erodes away every year in front of an oceanfront house you are thinking about purchasing you will find a lot of confusion from alarmist all the way to don’t worry about. The actual answer lies somewhere in between.

To help you find the current oceanfront beach erosion rates for an area of the Outer Banks in which you are considering, we have put together a compilation of beach erosion maps. I have to warn you that these maps are not easy to work with so be patient.

This link will take you to the most up to date mapping information available as of 2025 North Carolina Coastal Management Interactive Oceanfront Erosion Map. This is an interactive map that will require some adjustment on your part.

These beach erosion maps are from the year 1998. They can be used as a reference.

• North of Corolla to Virginia Line
• North Corolla
• South Corolla
• North Duck to South Corolla
• Southern Shores to South Duck
• Kill Devil Hills to Kitty Hawk
• North Nags Head
• Nags Head South
• South Nags Head
• Rodanthe
• Salvo
• North Avon
• Avon
• Buxton
• Cape Point to Frisco
• Hatteras Village

These oceanfront erosion maps are all from the year 1992. They can be used as a reference.

• Virginia Line to Corolla
• Corolla to Kitty Hawk
• Kitty Hawk to Oregon Inlet
• Oregon Inlet to Salvo
• Salvo to Cape Hatteras
• Cape Hatteras to Hatteras Inlet