Reef · Wildwoods, New Jersey

Wildwood Reef

A New Jersey artificial reef (NJ Fish and Wildlife), built 1993 to 2016. The state records 68 deployments here: 27 military vehicles, 13 loads of tires, 12 reef balls, 10 loads of concrete and 6 ships and boats.

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Charted depth9.7 m (32 ft) below MLLW
Position38.9653°N, 74.6850°W (approximate, ±50 m)
From North Wildwood seawall10 km (6.4 mi), bearing 118° ESE
SourceNJ DEP Artificial Reef Sites of New Jersey

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From North Wildwood seawall, 10 km (6.4 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.