Reef · Carolina Beach, North Carolina
AR-378B artificial reef
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-378B) in the Southern Onslow Bay region. NC DMF records the site center 163.9° magnetic - 4.3 nm from Carolina Beach Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 100 m from that point. Also on the reef: three 90 ft barges (1982).
Open in the viewer from Kure Beach pier →
Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Seabed depth | 10.9 m (36 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.0111°N, 77.8440°W |
| From Kure Beach pier | 5.9 km (3.7 mi), bearing 74° ENE |
| Source | NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Kure Beach pier, 5.9 km (3.7 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Phillip Wolfe Reef (AR-378)Reef · 6 m · 3.2 km
- Kure Beach PierPier · 5.7 km
- Carolina Beach Fishing PierPier · 5.9 km
- AR-491 artificial reefReef · 0.1 m · 8.3 km
- Midnight ShoalShoal · 0.1 m · 9.7 km
- Sheephead RockReef · 2.7 m · 10 km
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.