Shoal · Ocracoke, North Carolina
Ocracoke Inlet Bar
The outer bar of Ocracoke Inlet, the oldest continuously open inlet on the Outer Banks and the colonial gateway to Pamlico Sound where Blackbeard was killed in 1718. The bar shoals to a few feet outside the buoyed channel and breaks heavily in onshore weather.
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Quick facts
| Type | Shoal |
|---|---|
| Charted depth | 3 m (10 ft) below MLLW |
| Position | 35.0550°N, 76.0200°W |
| From Ocracoke ferry dock | 7.3 km (4.5 mi), bearing 204° SSW |
| Source | Curated (NOAA AWOIS / NC DMF / NPS) |
How to see it
Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Ocracoke ferry dock, 7.3 km (4.5 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.
Point your phone at the real thing. The CoastFinder app draws this shoal over your live camera view from any beach, pier or boat near Ocracoke, with its distance and depth, and it works with no signal.
Nearby
- AlbatrossShipwreck · 3 m · 629 m
- Portsmouth IslandIsland · 4.1 km
- Ayers RockReef · 1.2 m · 4.8 km
- AlbatrossShipwreck · 5.8 km
- MidgettShipwreck · 5.1 m · 5.8 km
- Ocracoke LighthouseLighthouse · 23 m · 6.8 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.