Waves, NC

Waves is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The 2020 census counted 172 residents. Waves is on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Waves, along with Rodanthe and Salvo, are part of the settlement of Chicamacomico. The Waves area is dominated by campgrounds both large and small as well as numerous rental houses. Zoned schools are Cape Hatteras Elementary School and Cape Hatteras Secondary School. In Waves, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Waves, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The community was so named on account of waves at the beach. The Rasmus Midgett House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.