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Cape Porpoise Causeway Boat Launch
Cape Porpoise Causeway Boat Launch is a free public kayak and canoe launch on Cape Porpoise Harbor near Kennebunkport, Maine.
- Free
- 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)
- Fee
- Free
- Restrooms
- No
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 43.36773, -70.43222
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of November 30, 2023). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Cape Porpoise · NOAA, 0.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ154, Coastal Waters from Cape Elizabeth, ME to Merrimack River, MA out 25 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Cape Porpoise station, 0.1 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 4:52 am 8.4 ft · Low 10:50 am 1.1 ft · High 5:08 pm 9.2 ft · Low 11:37 pm 0.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:58 am 8.5 ft · Low 12:01 pm 1.0 ft · High 6:17 pm 9.0 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 12:42 am 0.3 ft · High 7:01 am 8.8 ft · Low 1:11 pm 0.7 ft · High 7:24 pm 9.0 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 1:41 am 0.3 ft · High 7:57 am 9.1 ft · Low 2:12 pm 0.4 ft · High 8:23 pm 9.0 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:34 am 0.3 ft · High 8:47 am 9.4 ft · Low 3:06 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:16 pm 9.0 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 3:21 am 0.4 ft · High 9:33 am 9.6 ft · Low 3:54 pm -0.2 ft · High 10:04 pm 8.9 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 4:04 am 0.5 ft · High 10:14 am 9.7 ft · Low 4:38 pm -0.3 ft · High 10:49 pm 8.8 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cape Porpoise Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of November 30, 2023 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (6-Foot Anchorage): 3 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 6 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 Porpoise Harbor
Bay in Maine. All launches on Cape Porpoise Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Cape Porpoise Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Grist Mill Property · 2.4 mi · Kennebunk River
- Goose Rocks Beach · 2.4 mi · Bigelow Bight
- Seagrass Lane Boat Launch · 2.6 mi · Kennebunk River
- Timber Point Boat Launch · 3.2 mi · Little River
- Mousam River Boat Launch · 4.5 mi · Mousam River
- Rogers Pond · 5.5 mi · Mousam River
Sources
- Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program) record 1502 · Public data (Maine Department of Marine Resources, Maine Coastal Program), no license stated
- OpenStreetMap n9389576697 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by Maine Coastal Public Access Sites (Maine Coastal Program). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.