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Canadian Hole (Haulover Day Use Area)
Avon/Buxton, NC — The classic Outer Banks wind-sports beach — a 30-mile-wide shallow sound gives long, forgiving, obstruction-free rides, with real ocean swell…
Avon/Buxton, NC — Outer Banks / Pamlico Sound
The classic Outer Banks wind-sports beach — a 30-mile-wide shallow sound gives long, forgiving, obstruction-free rides, with real ocean swell available just across the road for riders who want it. Steady wind April through November. Kitty Hawk Kiteboarding runs lessons at this location, confirming it as a real, active launch.
Firsthand-verified (2026-09-02) — confirmed via Kitty Hawk Kiteboarding, see description. Coordinates corrected to the actual Haulover Day Use Area — previous pin was roughly 7km off, sitting at Avon village instead (2026-09-02).
Key Facts
- Water type
- Shallow, wide-open sound on one side of the highway; ocean swell on the other
- Best wind direction
- Side-shore off the sound; varies by which side of NC-12 you launch from
- Skill level
- Beginner (sound side) to Intermediate/Advanced (ocean side)
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