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Swansboro Marker 45B

Mile Marker: 228.2
Lat / Lon: N 34° 40.471' / W 077° 06.444'
Depth: 10 feet
Tide: 3 feet
Description:
May 5 2022 stayed here again overnight but during day you will get waked. It is good overnight anchorage. Stayed the night here just outside the ICW Channel on the mark. Did see one spot 7' at low tide. Wakes were not to bad for the night. Anchor came up clean.

3.25

(4)

3.25 out of 5 stars

Holding:

3.33

Good Holding no issues.

Wind Protection:

3.00

Current Flow:

1.67

Wake Protection:

1.33

Exposed to ICW

Scenic Beauty:

2.67

Ease of Shopping:

1.50

Shore Access:

3.50

Not sure if shore access here but state park is towards ocean if you dingy.

Pet Friendly:

3.50

Cell Service:

5.00

WiFi:

1.00

Review for Swansboro Marker 45B

Reviewed by: Will McCullough on Dec 13, 2024
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 42'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

3

We attempted this spot at low tide and started touching bottom. We draft a little under 5 feet. Maybe we could get in there at high tide but wouldn't want to get trapped. We ended up anchoring off Swansboro. Decent current but we rowed to shore and walked the town. Very cute little town.

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Review for Swansboro Marker 45B

Reviewed by: Bonnie Noel, __user.vesselName__, on Nov 27, 2024
Vessel Type: Sail
Draft: 0.0'

Overall Rating:

2

Holding:

1

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

1

Wake Protection:

1

Scenic Beauty:

2

Ease of Shopping:

1

Shore Access:

5

Pet Friendly:

5

Cell Service:

5

WiFi:

1

Super hard sand almost rocks you can hear your chain move before your anchor drags and resets with currents. Good protection from northern winds as a long tall tree line there. Was very calm the night we stayed it might have better holding if winds were stronger but currents rip here. A lot of shallowing we are a 5 foot draft and barely had water to the south of the green marker and only could go in about 20ft past marker to drop anchor.

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Review for Swansboro Marker 45B

Reviewed by: Jason Spitz, Breathe, on Oct 12, 2023
Vessel Type: Sail
LOA: 40'
Draft: 4.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

4

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

2

Wake Protection:

1

Scenic Beauty:

4

Ease of Shopping:

2

Shore Access:

2

Pet Friendly:

2

Cell Service:

5

This is a relatively small anchorage directly off the ICW. Anchor behind G45b out of the channel. We found depths 8-12+ ft mid-tide throughout the center of anchorage. Depths drop rapidly towards spoil islands. Probably room for three 40ft boats. We found we swung more with current than the wind. We had S to SW winds 10-15k.
Cell service for TMobile was 4 bars with a cell tower across the ICW. No evident place to go to shore here but cedar point wildlife boat ramp is just to the south across the ICW and the town of Swansboro with free day dock just a bit down the ICW.

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Review for Swansboro Marker 45B

Reviewed by: Jeremy Hatch on Aug 3, 2023
Vessel Type: Power
LOA: 49'
Draft: 5.0'

Overall Rating:

4

Holding:

5

Wind Protection:

3

Current Flow:

2

Wake Protection:

2

Scenic Beauty:

2

Cell Service:

5

This a good anchorage for a quick overnight stay. Easy in/ out in 9-12 ft. Throughout Swansboro, the current is brisk, we prefer this location to the anchorage close to town where, if you drag, the current sets you down on the low bridge. Lots of small, fast boat traffic/ wake during day, quiet at night. Noisy due to traffic if wind is from the N.

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