Hampstead

Harbour Village Marina

ICW mile 270

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Right now at this spot

oldest reading 38 min ago

Sporty

Small boats will get beat up. Pick your heading and slow down.

The sea state in that call was measured 13.4 nm away at NDBC 41110 — that is open water, not this basin.

What that call is built on

· Observed wind N 7 kt gusting 11 — NDBC JMPN7 · Wrightsville Beach
· Observed seas 2.6 ft — NDBC 41110 · Masonboro Inlet

Wind now

N 7 kt

JMPN7, 10 nm off · 38 min ago

Gusting

11 kt

JMPN7, 10 nm off · 38 min ago

Seas now

2.6 ft

13s period · 41110, 13.4 nm off · 38 min ago

Tide

3.2 ft

rising · high 18:03

Water and airWater 71°FAir 69°F

NDBC JMPN7 · Wrightsville Beach (10 nm) · NDBC 41110 · Masonboro Inlet (13.4 nm) · NOAA 8657813 Hampstead · MLLW

What a local would tell you

Quiet, deep, well-run basin about halfway between Wrightsville and Topsail. A good fuel-and-reset stop when you don't want the crowds.

The tide today

3.2 ft right now

Next high 18:03 · 3.9 ft3.1 ft range today

Best window to be here. Any tide works here. High water 05:37 and 18:03, low 11:59.

Sunrise 7:22 AM · Sunset 6:28 PM2h 20m of light left

NOAA CO-OPS 8657813 · Hampstead · MLLW · live predictions. Sun times from the NOAA solar algorithm for this position.

Wrightsville Beach is reading 1.3 ft ABOVE prediction (8 min ago). Wind is holding water in.

measured 5.49 ft · predicted 4.18 ft · +1.3 ft · NOAA 8658163 · nearby

Getting there

from Wrightsville Beach

Distance

12.5 nm

by the waterway

Run time

44 min

arrive about 4:51 PM

Fuel, round trip

13.0 gal

9% of your 150 gal

Home before dark

52m

to spare, leaving now, out and back

On the ICWstatute mile 270

Worked out for

a typical 26 ft centre console · 2 ft draft · 26 kt cruise · 14 gph

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Distance from ICW mile markers where both ends have one, winding-padded straight line otherwise. Time and fuel from your boat profile at 26 kt.

Worked out for a typical 26 ft centre console — we do not know yours yet. Add your boat and these become your numbers.Add your boat

What else is out here

straight line, true bearing

🛻RampSurf City Public Ramp9.0 nmENE 🍤Dock & dineDockside Restaurant10.2 nmSSW 🛥Public dockRiverwalk Public Docks14.4 nmWSW

Nearest artificial reefAR-360 Topsail Reef5.4 nmE

44 ft site average · Concrete, Reef Ball

NCDMF site reference position, not a surveyed obstruction. Material stands well above the site average — never steer over a reef on these numbers.

Distances computed from the shipped place dataset and NCDMF reef records. Great-circle, not a route — check that the water actually connects.

Live from the water

No reports here yet. If you run this spot, post what you see — fuel price, depth, how busy it is. Depths get corrected for the tide automatically, so the number you leave is worth something to the next boat.

Know before you go

FuelGas + diesel

VibeQuiet, residential

DepthGood — deep basin

QuietDeep waterMidway stop

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Conditions, tides and alerts are live from NOAA CO-OPS, the National Weather Service and NDBC. Distance, run time, fuel and clearance are calculated from your boat profile. Member depth reports are corrected to the datum at the moment they are filed. Planning aid only — not for navigation. Carry current charts.