Public ramp · New Hanover County · North Carolina
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Buoy 41038 · 0.8 mi away
Updated 13 min ago
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Carolina Beach State Park is a public boat ramp in New Hanover County, North Carolina, on Cape Fear River. From here SeaStatus scores 3 waters: Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm (Area 4 of 7), Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Segment 8 of 10) and Cape Fear River (Segment 3 of 3).
The main water here is Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm (Area 4 of 7). Nearshore water is scored mostly on wind and wave height, with wave steepness and the tidal current counting too. A current running against the wind is treated as worse than either one alone. Wind, and waves where it reports them, come from NDBC buoy 41038, and tide predictions come from NOAA station 8658501, Orton Point, the closest one to here. Its conditions are read at a reference point on the water about 0.8 mi from this ramp.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
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Sources · NOAA Tide Station 8658501 · NDBC Buoy 41038