September 15, 2024, high tide in Rodanthe, NC, Outer Banks, from inside an oceanfront cottage.

Video of evening high tide September 15,2024, and morning high tide September 16, 2024. A view of the houses on America Drive in Rodanthe, North Carolina from Anchors Away house on E Point Drive. I was invited into Anchors Away to document the surf from inside the house. You can see the “Nights in Rodanthe” movie house (with the blue shutters) from the bedroom window. This house was built 40 years ago, when there were many dunes protecting it from the ocean. This house is currently still occupied, electric is still connected. The homes can be moved for a very expensive price, if they have room on their current lot to do so or have another lot to move it to. Some houses that are in the surf constantly may not be able to be moved. Home owners can tear down their home which is also not cheap. A rebuild permit cannot be issued for these oceanfront homes. The last option is to let it fall in the ocean. The insurance companies do not pay out until it falls in. The contents of the home is typically not cleared out before they fall in the ocean, as insurance will not pay contents coverage if removed.