Reef · Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Meares Harris Reef (AR-370)

A North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries artificial reef (AR-370) in the Southern Onslow Bay region. NC DMF records the site center 78.4° magnetic - 2.3 nm from Masonboro Inlet Sea Buoy. Deployed material reaches about 720 m from that point. Also on the reef: a 135 ft barge (1980) and two 90 ft barges (1973).

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Quick facts

TypeReef
Seabed depth12.3 m (40 ft) below MLLW
Position34.1745°N, 77.7511°W
From Johnnie Mercer's Pier, Wrightsville Beach5.4 km (3.4 mi), bearing 143° SE
SourceNC DMF Artificial Reef Guide

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Johnnie Mercer's Pier, Wrightsville Beach, 5.4 km (3.4 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.