32nd Avenue West Boat Launch
32nd Avenue West Boat Launch is a public kayak and canoe launch on Elliott Bay near Seattle, Washington.
- Tidal
Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.
At the launch
- Type
- Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- seattle.gov
- Coordinates
- 47.63212, -122.39899
Boating rules
- No-discharge zone: WAC 173-228 bans vessel sewage discharges, whether treated or not, in the No Discharge Zone. It became effective May 10, 2018. · all of Elliott Bay rule
From the boating rules map of Washington Department of Ecology, read October 20, 2026. A map of rules is a guide: the regulation's text and the posted signs govern.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay · NOAA, 3.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ135, Puget Sound and Hood Canal. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's SEATTLE (Madison St.), Elliott Bay station, 3.4 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | Low 4:03 am 0.2 ft · High 11:55 am 11.5 ft · Low 6:26 pm 6.0 ft · High 10:47 pm 8.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | Low 5:12 am 1.3 ft · High 12:44 pm 11.6 ft · Low 7:22 pm 4.5 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 12:30 am 8.1 ft · Low 6:21 am 2.4 ft · High 1:24 pm 11.7 ft · Low 8:06 pm 2.9 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 1:57 am 8.7 ft · Low 7:26 am 3.4 ft · High 1:56 pm 11.7 ft · Low 8:43 pm 1.5 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 3:07 am 9.5 ft · Low 8:24 am 4.4 ft · High 2:24 pm 11.6 ft · Low 9:16 pm 0.3 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 4:05 am 10.3 ft · Low 9:17 am 5.3 ft · High 2:50 pm 11.4 ft · Low 9:46 pm -0.7 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | High 4:56 am 10.9 ft · Low 10:06 am 6.2 ft · High 3:15 pm 11.1 ft · Low 10:16 pm -1.3 ft |
On Elliott Bay
Bay in Washington. All launches on Elliott Bay.
Community
Where people who use Elliott Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- 14th Avenue Northwest Boat Ramp · 2.3 mi · Lake Washington Ship Canal
- 28th Ave NW Shoreline Street End · 2.5 mi · Lake Washington Ship Canal
- Waterway 23 Boat Launch · 2.7 mi · Lake Union
- Alki Beach Park · 2.7 mi · Elliott Bay
- Don Armeni Boat Ramp · 2.9 mi · Elliott Bay
- Ballard Elks Public Access · 3.0 mi · Shilshole Bay
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n4993200933 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: seattle.gov: 32nd Ave W boat launch is a hand carry boat launch beach at the southern street end of 32nd Avenue West in Magnolia.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.