REAL Watersports Headquarters
Cape Hatteras North Carolina
Epic winds. World-class waves. Unlimited beaches and shoreline. Beautiful sunrises and sunsets, both over the water. Not many destinations in the world can match this.
What Makes Cape Hatteras Different?
World-Class Waves
Sandbars shift daily. Swells arrive from multiple directions. Clean offshore winds are often just minutes away.
Epic Winds
Wind blows from nearly every direction. Open water and clean exposure create incredibly consistent conditions year-round.
Unlimited Beaches
Miles of uncrowded shoreline mean finding your own peak, your own launch, and your own stretch of beach.
The REAL Experience
World-Class Facility
The heart of Cape Hatteras kiteboarding, surfing and foiling. Our extensive lesson center on the Pamlico Sound offers safe, ideal conditions for learning, with direct access to consistent winds. Our backyard is a vibrant hub for riders of all levels, pros, and the entire watersports community. Everything is right here.
REAL Pros & Coaches
Personal coaching, personalized experience. Learn from some of the most experienced and certified instructors in the world, including co-founders and REAL Pros. Our personal, knowledgeable approach is designed to make you a rider safely and effectively, using the latest techniques and equipment.
Your Session Hub
Getting to Cape Hatteras
By Plane
Norfolk International Airport (ORF). Norfolk International Airport is the closest major airport. It's about a two-hour drive from REAL. It's a major airport serving coastal Virginia as well as Virginia’s Eastern Shore, northeast North Carolina and the Outer Banks. Air service is provided by American, Continental, Delta, Southwest, United Express and US Airways offering access to hundreds of cities.
Car rentals are available from the airport. There is also an airport shuttle that can drive you to Cape Hatteras.
The Dare County Regional Airport (MQI) is 30 minutes away from REAL and accepts most size private planes and jets. They offer fueling and charter services, and Enterprise Rental cars are available for pick up at MQI.
Other nearby airports include Newport News, Virginia (PHF) and Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (RDU).
By Car
From the North (Norfolk).
Take US 64 to VA 168S. 168S becomes 158S at NC state line. Stay on Rt 158 through Kitty Hawk and Nags Head. Look for signs for HWY 12 - Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Take HWY 12 South to Hatteras Island and REAL Watersports. Norfolk to Waves, approx. 2 hours
From the West / South.
From Rocky Mount at the junction of I-95 and NC 64. Take NC 64 East to Nags Head, Junction Hwy 12. Turn Right - HWY 12 South towards Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Hatteras Island and REAL Watersports. Rocky Mount to Waves, approx. 3.5 hours