Nearshore
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2.3ft seas.
Updated 20 min ago
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Ramps that reach this water
Coastal waters from Surf City to Cape Fear NC out 20 nm is a nearshore coastal water reached from boat ramps in North Carolina. SeaStatus lists 19 ramps that launch into it, the closest being Paved Boat Ramp - Figure Eight Island at 0.1 mi.
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 8658163, Wrightsville Beach, the closest one to here.
Scores are decision support, not a substitute for your own judgment or the official NWS forecast. Read the limits.
Sources · NOAA Tide Station 8658163 · NDBC Buoy 41038