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Ocean Views! Walk to Beach! Sun & Screened Porches. Both Clubs.

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A covered porch with wicker furniture and a view of houses and greenery.
A covered outdoor area with a round table and wicker chairs, overlooking a beach and buildings.
A covered porch with wicker furniture, a small table, and a view of houses and greenery.
A living room with a blue sectional sofa, a striped ottoman, and a ceiling fan.
Second Wind - view from our street, Water Thrush, near S. Bald Head Wynd

Reviews

10 out of 10
Exceptional

Highlights

  • Sweeping ocean views
    Enjoy top-rated ocean views from dawn to dusk right from your stay.
  • On the beach
    A rare beachfront property in the area - enjoy direct access to the beach and sea.
  • Unmatched views, unforgettable moments
    Guests like the location for the scenic views.
  • Discover nearby landmarks
    Walk to Bay Beach

Popular amenities

  • On beach
  • Balcony
  • Swimming pool
  • Toys
  • Barbecue grill
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

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Bald Head Island, NC
  • Place, Bald Head Island Country Club
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Bay Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Bald Head Island Lighthouse
    ‪25 min walk‬

Rooms & beds

4 bedrooms (sleeps 8)

King Master Suite 1

1 King Bed

King Master Suite 2

1 King Bed

Twin Bedroom 1

2 Twin Beds

Twin Bedroom 2

2 Twin Beds

3 bathrooms, 1 half bathroom

King Master Bath 1

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet · Shower only · Hair dryer

King Master Bath 2

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet · Hair dryer

Twin Bedroom - Adjoining Bath

Soap · Towels provided · Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Upstairs Half Bath

Soap · Towels provided · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Balcony
Separate dining area
Garden
Dining area

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About the neighborhood

Bald Head Island

Located in Bald Head Island, this vacation home is on the beach. The Clubs at St. James and Southport Marina are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those looking for area attractions can visit North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport and North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Kayaking and snorkeling offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with hiking and cycling nearby.
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Bald Head Island, NC

What's nearby

  • Bald Head Island Country Club - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
  • Bay Beach - 1 min walk - 0.1 km

Getting around

  • Wilmington Intl. Airport (ILM) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • Circle K
  • Lazy Turtle Bar & Grill
  • Fishy Fishy Cafe
  • Koko Cabana
  • Locals Family Diner

Frequently asked questions

Does Ocean Views! Walk to Beach! Sun & Screened Porches. Both Clubs. have a pool?

Yes, this property has a pool.

Is Ocean Views! Walk to Beach! Sun & Screened Porches. Both Clubs. pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Onsite parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Ocean Views! Walk to Beach! Sun & Screened Porches. Both Clubs.?

Check-in begins at 4:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Ocean Views! Walk to Beach! Sun & Screened Porches. Both Clubs.?

Check-out is at 10:30 AM.

Where is Ocean Views! Walk to Beach! Sun & Screened Porches. Both Clubs. located?

Nestled on the beach, this Bald Head Island vacation home is within 1 mi (2 km) of Bay Beach, Smith Island Museum of History, and Bald Head Island Lighthouse. Kent Mitchell Nature Trail and Bald Head Island Visitors Center are also within 2 mi (3 km).

Reviews

10

Exceptional

Reviews are presented in chronological order, subject to a moderation process, and verified unless otherwise labeled.
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 29 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 29 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 29 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

10/10

Location

10/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The communication with the owners was fantastic. They helped us resolve a couple of issues very quickly and were super responsive. This home is in a great location and has awesome views of the ocean from the top floor.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Another great Bald Head Trip

Great stay at a great place
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house Great owner

Great place to stay on Bald Head!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Fantastic location and customer service. We had an amazing trip making many memories.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Another great BHI vacation at Second Wind!!
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 31, 2025
Thanks, Joe! It’s always a treat to host you and your family. Hope that you have a great Fall and that we will see you again next year. Best, Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great week!

Everything was wonderful: house, location, owner!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 5, 2021
Thanks for the kind response! So glad that you enjoyed the house and all that BHI has to offer. Hope you join us again soon. Best, Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location! The house was exactly as pictured and has a fantastic reverse floor plan. We were very comfortable there and especially loved spending time on the screen porch - such beautiful views! Susan was also a lovely host. Overall it was a relaxing and fun week at BHI!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 24, 2025
Thank you, Erin, for your kind review. It brings us joy to learn that our guests enjoy the house, especially the screen porch and floor plan, as much as we do. We hope you’ll come back soon! Best, Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic Experience

We loved everything about our stay on BHI. The host was extremely helpful and communicative.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2022
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 6, 2022
Thanks, Kevin! So glad you enjoyed your stay. Bald Head is a special place and I’m so glad to have been a positive part of your experience. Enjoy the rest of the summer! Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Family Getaway

Conveniently located near the BHI Club. With all 4 bedrooms on the first floor and living room on the second floor there was privacy for those that wanted to go to bed early. Great screen porch on the upper floor as well with expansive views. All the chairs and umbrellas needed for beach. Made for memorable family vacation.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2020
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 28, 2020
Thanks, Todd! So glad you enjoyed your stay at Second Wind. The porches are the best feature of the house and it’s always good to hear that other families are enjoying them. Have a great - and safe - summer and rest of 2020. Best, Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect for families

This was perfect for two families with little kids. We loved the upstairs living space with views of the ocean in every direction. Two masters and two golf carts made it comfortable for the adults, and we spent hours on the screened in porch listening to the waves. We would definitely return.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on Jun 25, 2023
Thank you for your lovely comments, Casey. We hope you will come back to Bald Head and rent with us again. Our house loves to be lived in - especially by small children!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fantastic house - Fantastic host - Everything was great!

Last minute trip to BHI and we were shocked that a place this awesome was available in season. Susan is a wonderful host - very responsive and seemed genuinely concerned with how we were doing throughout our stay. The third floor (second living space floor) is exactly what you want in a beach house - very open, gorgeous views every way you look, and an absolute picture frame of a shot of the sunset. Highly recommend, we'll definitely be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 2, 2024
Thank you for your kind remarks! It was a pleasure communicating with you. We always love it when guests enjoy the porch views - especially the sunset. Hope to see you again! Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfection

10 out of 10
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Response from VrboOwner on Sep 11, 2024
So glad you enjoyed it! We hope you will return! Have a great Fall. Thanks again, Susan.
Archival

10/10 Excellent

Wonderful Family Get-away

We just returned today from a memory-filled week at Second Wynd. The home was lovely, with the screened in porch being our favorite hang out area in the house - always a lovely breeze and great view of the ocean...we could hear the waves lapping in the distance. We had 7 adults and our two little granddaughters...the house was more than big enough for us to gather in any area. Great location - right next to BHI club, not far from the harbor area, the Market or the Shoals club. The East Beach is one of the nicest beaches we've ever been to. We fell in love with Bald Head Island and everyone in the family wants to make it our new annual family vacation.
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 6, 2020
Kathy, It was so nice to hear that you had a great time at Second Wind! It gives us much pleasure to know that our guests had a wonderful family vacation - since that is what Bald Head is all about. I agree that East Beach is the best - particularly for waves. We hope that you will indeed return again! Thanks, again, for the positive feedback. Best, Susan, Elaine and Gail (owners)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Spectacular ocean views, well-appointed and comfortable!

We thoroughly enjoyed our week in this well-appointed, very comfortable and ideally located beach home. If you plan on spending time at the BHI Club, you'll only be a 3 minute golf cart ride away - so convenient (including if storm clouds roll in suddenly!) The views from the top floor of the home, where the kitchen and living area are, are wonderful. You can see the ocean and the screened-in porch is a perfect vantage spot to enjoy the breezes and watch cargo ships motor up the Cape Fear River. The bedrooms downstairs are all nicely sized. Full-sized washer and dryer are hugely helpful. The owners provide all the outdoor gear you could ask for - over a dozen beach chairs, bikes (in good working order), boogie boards, crabbing nets... the list goes on! When we experienced a minor maintenance issue upon check-in, the owner had a repairman to the house the very next morning. Terrific communication and commitment to ensuring the stay is a very pleasant one! Highly recommend this home and owner!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 10, 2025
Thank you, Greg, for your long and positive review. It means a lot to share our home with folks who appreciate its views and convenience. It was a pleasure to host you! Hope that the rest of the summer is great for you and yours. Best, Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
House was exactly as described. Host was extremely responsive in answering any questions we had. House was clean and was well stocked with beach supplies!
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great location. Great communication. Would stay again.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great as always

Another great week at Bald Head
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2022
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Family Trip

The house was great and the owner always was responsive to our every request or need. We would like to rent this house in the future.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 26, 2021
Thanks, Betty! Glad you enjoyed the house. Check with me in January about your 2022 rental. Have a great end of summer. Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great house

Great house in a great location.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 9, 2021
Thanks for your kind review! We were happy to share our house with you for another summer vacation. Best, Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

First time on bald head

Our first time on bald head island was wonderful! Loved the house and our location. Ocean views from three of four sides of the house. Lots of privacy at the house. Perfect for our family.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from VrboOwner on Jul 16, 2021
Thanks, Gaye, for your kind review. So glad you enjoyed the house, the views, and the privacy of our lot. We hope you can return again with your whole family! Susan and Dan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Bald Head Rental

If your looking for the perfect vacation rent Second Wind at Bald Head Island. It’s a great house and owners are fantastic.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2020
Response from VrboOwner on Aug 20, 2020
Thanks, Joe! It is a pleasure to have guests like you who enjoy the house and all that Bald Head Island has to offer. Enjoy the rest of the summer! Susan
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Amazing location

Close to perfect ! The owner is beyond amazing - so responsive and sensitive to your needs. Truly isn’t a more perfect location on the island. We WILL return in 2020.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Location

The house is great, well stocked and comfortable. The screened porch is relaxing with beautiful views. We had a great week!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 6, 2020
We are so glad that you enjoyed the house and its best feature - the screened in porch. Now that summer is finally upon us, there is no better place to be than under the ceiling fan on the porch. Instant stress relief, which I could use right now - from my office in Raleigh. Have a great rest of the summer!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Great House in a great little location !!

Just finished up a fantastic week and loved the house. The lay out is perfect and the house is well kept and clean. We spent mornings and evenings on the screened porch that has fantastic views and a cool breeze. It’s in a great location as it’s right across the street from West beach and extremely close to BHI. It’s also a very quite and private area. Susan (the owner) is super responsive and very pleasant to deal with.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 6, 2020
Thanks, Joe and family! We are so glad you enjoyed the house and the location near BHI Club and the beach. Sounds like you appreciated the screened in porch views as much as we do. Hope to see you again! Susan
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10/10 Excellent

Awesome getaway for our family!

Thanks for a great few days at BHI! The house exceeded our expectations and allowed us to spend quality time together and make many new memories. Even with a couple of rainy and windy hours we enjoyed watching the storm roll through and played board games, etc. We appreciated how well appointed the house was, but most of all the screened porch and awesome views in all directions of the island. We’ve always loved BHI, and will certainly be back soon!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018
Response from VrboOwner on Mar 6, 2020
Thanks, Will! So glad that you enjoyed the house and Bald Head. Even more importantly, I'm so glad that you enjoyed the finest feature of the house, the screened in porch! We were there a week ago, when it was cold, and bundled up and sat outside late into the night enjoying the new bluetooth sound on the outdoor speakers. Hope you will join us, again, soon.... Have a great summer! Susan
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