- Shelter
- N, E, SE, S, NW
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
Anchorage on the Intracoastal Waterway behind Topsail Island, near Hampstead in North Carolina, with a mud bottom.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Reached from the well-marked ICW channel. The mud bottom gives good holding. The spot is sheltered from N, E, SE, S and NW winds and open only on the western quarter.
Practical
Harbour Village Marina lies 2.8 nm to the NE and runs a fuel berth with diesel and ethanol-free petrol plus a pump-out. Scotts Hill Marina is 3.7 nm to the SW.
Key facts
- Type
- Anchorage
- Coordinates
- 34.35519, -77.67969 (34°21.31'N 77°40.78'W)
- Country
- United States
- Shelter
- Sheltered from north, east, south-east, south, north-west winds
- Seabed
- mud
- Anchoring
- Allowed
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Forest Sound Marina lies at 34°21.31'N 77°40.78'W, that is 34.35519, -77.67969 in decimal degrees.
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Which winds is Forest Sound Marina sheltered from?
Forest Sound Marina is sheltered from north, east, south-east, south, north-west winds.
Can you anchor at Forest Sound Marina?
Yes, anchoring is allowed at Forest Sound Marina.
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