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Cape May Harbor Boat Launch near Cape May
This is a public boat ramp on Cape May Harbor near Cape May, New Jersey.
- Accessible
- 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
- Boat ramp
- Car parking
- Street parking
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Wheelchair access
- Accessible
- Coordinates
- 38.94521, -74.90005
Directions (Google) Apple Maps
This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Philadelphia District; the one nearest this launch is of December 7, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Cape May Harbor · NOAA, 0.5 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ453, Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Cape May Harbor station, 0.5 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 | High 1:43 am 4.1 ft · Low 7:20 am 0.8 ft · High 2:00 pm 5.0 ft · Low 8:25 pm 0.5 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 2:53 am 4.3 ft · Low 8:33 am 0.8 ft · High 3:09 pm 4.9 ft · Low 9:23 pm 0.4 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 3:54 am 4.6 ft · Low 9:40 am 0.7 ft · High 4:09 pm 4.8 ft · Low 10:14 pm 0.3 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 4:46 am 4.9 ft · Low 10:38 am 0.5 ft · High 5:00 pm 4.7 ft · Low 10:59 pm 0.2 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | High 5:31 am 5.2 ft · Low 11:30 am 0.3 ft · High 5:47 pm 4.6 ft · Low 11:41 pm 0.2 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | High 6:14 am 5.4 ft · Low 12:18 pm 0.2 ft · High 6:31 pm 4.5 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 12:21 am 0.2 ft · High 6:55 am 5.5 ft · Low 1:03 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:13 pm 4.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cold Spring Inlet · 0.1 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of December 7, 2022 by the Philadelphia District. Least depth in the channel (End of Jetty to Cape May Canal Entrance): 1.1 ft; project depth 20 ft. Survey sheet (PDF)
US Army Corps of Engineers hydrographic surveys, from eHydro. A survey shows the bottom on the day it was made; channels shoal after high water and change with dredging. Not for navigation.
On Cape May Harbor
Bay in New Jersey. All launches on Cape May Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Cape May Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Spicers Creek Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp · 0.7 mi · Schellenger Creek
- North Wildwood Bayfront Park · 7.0 mi · Grassy Sound
- Stone Harbor Municipal Marina · 11.4 mi · North Basin
- 57th Street Boat Launch · 12.7 mi · Back o'th' Sound
- Avalon Bay Park & Ramp · 12.8 mi · Back o'th' Sound
- Goshen Creek Ramp at Dennis Creek WMA · 13.6 mi
Sources
- New Jersey Public Access Points to Tidal Waters (NJDEP): boat launches record CMC03415 · NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement: credit NJDEP GIS; not verified by NJDEP and not state-authorized or endorsed; metadata with the data; sites may not be currently accessible (ArcGIS item 09464a6a015949bcb27a035077ddce0c)
Why it is listed as public: listed by New Jersey Public Access Points to Tidal Waters (NJDEP): boat launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.