Reef · Carolina Beach, North Carolina
Phillip Wolfe Reef (AR-378)
A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-378) in the Southern Onslow Bay region. NC DMF records the site center 185.7° magnetic - 3.2 nm from Carolina Beach Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 360 m from that point. Also on the reef: a 195 ft barge (1993).
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Quick facts
| Type | Reef |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 6 m (20 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 34.0301°N, 77.8705°W |
| From Kure Beach pier | 5.0 km (3.1 mi), bearing 41° NE |
| Source | NOAA ENC US5NC1CI; NC DMF Artificial Reef Guide |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Kure Beach pier, 5.0 km (3.1 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
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Nearby
- Carolina Beach Fishing PierPier · 2.9 km
- AR-378B artificial reefReef · 10.9 m · 3.2 km
- Kure Beach PierPier · 4.7 km
- AR-491 artificial reefReef · 0.1 m · 5.1 km
- Midnight ShoalShoal · 0.1 m · 7.8 km
- Sheephead RockReef · 2.7 m · 11 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.