No beach nourishment projects are scheduled to be performed on any Dare County beaches in 2025.

Beach nourishment projects in Dare County are designed to last approximately five years under normal conditions. At the end of each five-year interval, renourishment (maintenance) projects are necessary to restore the shoreline. 

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Upcoming Projects

Avon & Buxton (2026):
Beach nourishment projects in the unincorporated villages of Avon and Buxton on Hatteras Island are currently scheduled to take place in 2026.* Erosion rates are being monitored and will impact the volume of sand that is placed on each beach. Permitting and design work for these projects is ongoing. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available.

Town of Nags Head (2026):
Additionally, in a March 2025 update, the Town of Nags Head announced that its next beach nourishment project will take place over the summer of 2026 at the earliest. Most information will be posted on the Town of Nags Head’s website as it becomes available.*  

Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk & Kill Devil Hills (2027):
Maintenance projects are currently planned to be performed in 2027 to renourish the beaches in the towns of Duck, Southern Shores, Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills.* 

*Please note that this information is subject to change. More detailed information regarding any plans and potential schedules for future renourishment/maintenance projects in Dare County will be provided as it becomes available. 

Latest Beach Nourishment Updates

May 2025 Update:

Permitting and design work for the beach nourishment projects scheduled to take place in 2026 in Avon and Buxton are ongoing. Erosion rates are being monitored and will impact the volume of sand that is placed on each beach. Both projects are currently expected to begin in the early summer of 2026. Additional information will be posted once further details are available.

January 2025 Update:
The Dare County Board of Commissioners voted during its January 6, 2025 meeting to authorize Dare County Finance Director David Clawson to sign the Designation of Applicant’s Agent (DAA) and State-Applicant Disaster Assistance Agreement (SAA). These agreements are necessary to apply to receive federal and state funding following loss of sand in the project area in Buxton during Potential Tropical Cyclone #8 last September.  

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared Dare County eligible for disaster assistance due to the storm’s impacts, which resulted in approximately 175,000 cubic yards of sand loss in Buxton. A post-storm survey conducted by Coastal Science and Engineering placed the cost of replacing this sand at $10.2 million. If the funding is approved, the county plans to integrate this effort into its larger 2026 maintenance project, leveraging efficiencies and cost savings.

2026-2027 Beach Nourishment Project Schedule