Seagull Says: Just when you thought the beach drama peaked last week... Monday rolled in with a fresh batch.

🌊 TODAY’S TIDE (Weather + Surf Report)

• 🌞Weather

  85° with a cocktail of clouds and sun—classic OBX tease. A rogue sprinkle might show up just to keep things spicy. Winds NNE at 7 mph, so your beach umbrella better have commitment issues.

  Tonight: 75° and mostly cloudy, which is perfect for pretending you’re in a moody indie film. Moon’s doing its vanishing act (Waning Crescent), rising at 2:16 AM and peace-ing out by dinnertime.

• 🏄‍♂️ Surf Report
  Monday’s surf is giving “meh” with a side of maybe. Light NNE winds around 7 mph will keep things relatively clean, but don't expect a swell to write home about. Wave heights will likely hover around knee-to-thigh high—just enough to pretend you’re surfing, not enough to impress anyone doing the dog paddle.

  Best bet? Grab the longboard or boogie, and set expectations to “vibing, not shredding.”

📰 HEADLINES + CHATTER

More events, more lead, more pickles.

• 🥘 Ocracoke’s Seafood Festival Sets Sail for August 30
  Mark your calendars and loosen your belts—Ocracoke’s biggest seafood bash is back! Expect silent and live auctions, live music, and enough shellfish to clog a dock. Bonus: the whole thing helps keep the island’s health center afloat. BBQ chicken dinner the night before, because carbs are caring.

• 🧪 Buxton Beach Still Playing “Find the Contamination”
  Buxton’s Restoration Advisory Board met to talk soil, water, and lead—because apparently the beach wants to moonlight as a chemistry experiment. Locals are frustrated, federal red tape is thick, and everyone agrees: fewer meetings, more answers. Fingers crossed for fall testing. And less bureaucratic shrugging.

• 🗳️ NC Fixing Voter ID Glitch—Yes, You Might Be One of the 103,000
  No, you’re not getting booted from the voter rolls—but the State Board of Elections does want you to double-check your info if you’ve ever skipped that pesky ID box. Letters go out in August, so if you see a form in your mailbox, it’s not junk. Fill it out unless you want to be flagged like a sketchy beach chair.

• 🏓 OBX Pickleball Crew Says “Enough is Enough”
  Turns out, you have to leave Dare County to dink properly. The Outer Banks pickleball crowd is fed up with ghost promises and no courts, despite $500k being allocated two years ago. Now they’re rallying for green space, actual facilities, and some long-overdue love for the fastest-growing sport no one understands but everyone plays.

🎟️ MONDAY EVENTS

Your Monday plans: otters, mermaids, and a side of karaoke chaos.

• 🛶 Season-Long Kayak Fishing Tourney
  8:00 am – Kitty Hawk Surf Co. (Multiple Locations)
  Get your bait in the water and your game face on—bragging rights are on the line all season.

• 🧜‍♀️ Mermaid Monday
  10:00 am–12:00 pm – H2OBX Waterpark, Powells Point
  Because Mondays are better with sequins, splashes, and some fin-tastic fun.

• 🐎 Corolla Wild Horse Fund Perch Pint Night
  11:00 am–9:00 pm – Whalehead Brewery, Corolla
  Pints with purpose. Drink beer, save horses. It’s what the OBX calls multitasking.

• 🦦 Happy Otter Hour
  2:00 pm – NC Aquarium, Roanoke Island
  Your Monday needs more otters. Trust us.

• 🎨 Brew & Arts Market
  5:00–8:00 pm – OBX Brewing Station, Kill Devil Hills
  Local artists + cold brews = your wallet’s about to cry happy tears.

• 🎶 Live Music
  6:00 pm – The SaltBox Café, Kill Devil Hills
  Dinner with a soundtrack you didn’t have to make yourself.

• 🎤 Rock the Docks: Gary Roman
  6:00–9:00 pm – Blue Crab Tavern
  Gary’s bringing the vocals; you bring the dockside vibes.

• 🎸 Rory Live
  7:00–9:00 pm – Rodanthe Pier
  Island jams by a local fave. Pro tip: grab a pier seat early.

• 🎭 The Lost Colony Show
  8:30 pm – Manteo
  America’s longest-running outdoor drama. History, mystery, and probably some very committed actors in wool costumes.

• 🎤 Karaoke with DJ Perris
  9:00 pm – Jolly Roger, Kill Devil Hills
  It’s Monday. Belt out “Don’t Stop Believin’” like it’s Friday night.

📍THE BEAK OF APPROVAL

🕊️Snow Bird Burgers, Cones & 'Cues- Where smoke, scoops, and smashburgers all live in harmony.

If you're craving a burger, a brisket sandwich, and a double-scoop cone—all at the same time—Snow Bird understands you in a way no one else does. This roadside staple in Nags Head serves smoky 'cues, stacked burgers, and old-school soft serve that'll melt faster than your patience in tourist traffic.

📍3532 S Virginia Dare Trail, Nags Head | Open daily, 11am–10pm

Pull over, order everything, and embrace your messy summer era.

🚨 CRIME + SAFETY CORNER

Because even paradise has a police blotter.

• 🐾 K9 Brutus Says Nope:
  A Mitsubishi Galant got flagged on Hwy 158, and K9 Brutus didn’t miss. Deputies found 8g of cocaine, 15g of crack, drug paraphernalia, and over $3K in cash. Two men are now guests of the Currituck County Detention Center, courtesy of a very good boy.

• 💡 Lights, Please:
  Steven on Facebook wants y’all to know—it’s the law to turn on your headlights if your windshield wipers are on. If the roads are wet, don’t be dim.

• 🚗 Caratoke Crawl:
  Several wrecks on Caratoke Highway turned traffic into a bumper-to-bumper slog through Frog Island. If you made it out without melting, congrats.

⛱️ VACAY OR STAY

🏡FOR SALE: Wave Manor – Coastal comfort meets rental return potential—with a jacuzzi cherry on top.

Just three lots from the ocean and sandwiched between beach access on Baltic and Admiral, this 5-bed, 4-bath beach house is giving big “walk to everything” energy. Game room? Check. Rooftop deck? Of course. Sunroom with ocean views? You bet. Oh, and there’s a paver patio hot tub situation that’s just begging for post-beach lounging.

📍2612 Memorial Ave S Lot 6, Nags Head, NC — $947,000

Fully furnished, rental-ready, and one crow’s nest away from your coastal main character era.

🌊 VACAY: Back2TheBeach – Where the waves crash, the bunk beds are memory foam, and the pier’s just a stroll away.

This oceanfront townhouse is stacked—literally. Three levels, four bedrooms, three baths, and two oceanfront decks where you can wave at the dolphins or judge beach walkers like royalty. Memory foam mattresses, cathedral ceilings, and a loft setup for extra lounging. Bonus: it’s just a 10-minute flip-flop to the OBX Fishing Pier.

📍Back2TheBeach Nags Head, NC — Sleeps 10

No grills allowed, but with that view? You’ll be too busy soaking in the salty vibes to care.

🕵️‍♀️ HEARD AROUND, IN, OVER, or UNDER THE DUNES

Because the dunes have ears—and they’ve been flapping all weekend.

• 🪁 A kite got tangled in a power line near Kill Devil Hills. The good news? No outages. The bad news? It was shaped like a shark, so at least 3 kids think Jaws is now airborne.

• 🚗 Someone parallel parked a golf cart between two Jeeps in Duck, left a handwritten note that said “nailed it,” and walked into a wine bar like it was normal.

• 🩴 A single flip-flop washed ashore in Avon with a message written in Sharpie: “If found, tell Chad I’m not coming back.” No further details at this time.

🔗 QUICK LINKS

• ⛴️Ferry Schedule – You can’t teleport to the Outer Banks (yet), so here’s how to float your way here the old-fashioned way.

• 🐾OBX SPCA Pet of the Week (more like every 10 days): Sid’s a medium-to-large ham with major main character energy. He’s the kind of dog who turns a backyard into a sitcom—and yes, you will be the sidekick.

• 🌊Live Surf Cams – For “checking the surf,” but really just spying on beach traffic and seeing who already claimed your favorite spot.

• 💬Submit a Tip or Event – Got a hot lead, weird sighting, or something the seagulls should be squawking about? Slide it our way.

🧂FINAL PEEP FROM THE PERCH

If you made it through this without side-eyeing your neighbor’s beach parking job, you deserve a frozen drink and a nap. Forward this to someone who needs a little more OBX in their life.

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