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Swantown Marina Boat Launch

Swantown Marina Boat Launch is a public boat ramp on East Bay near Olympia, Washington.

Aerial view of the piers, floats and parking beside the water at the marina, July 2017
Aerial view of the piers, floats and parking beside the water at the marina, July 2017 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Tidal
Yes
Coordinates
47.05765, -122.89895

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

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 East 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

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 Olympia, Budd Inlet station, 0.2 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.

Tide predictions, Mon Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 Low 5:00 am 0.2 ft · High 12:40 pm 14.8 ft · Low 7:23 pm 6.5 ft · High 11:32 pm 10.3 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 6:09 am 1.4 ft · High 1:29 pm 15.0 ft · Low 8:19 pm 4.8 ft
Wed Nov 4 High 1:15 am 10.5 ft · Low 7:18 am 2.6 ft · High 2:09 pm 15.1 ft · Low 9:03 pm 3.2 ft
Thu Nov 5 High 2:42 am 11.2 ft · Low 8:23 am 3.7 ft · High 2:41 pm 15.1 ft · Low 9:40 pm 1.6 ft
Fri Nov 6 High 3:52 am 12.2 ft · Low 9:21 am 4.7 ft · High 3:09 pm 15.0 ft · Low 10:13 pm 0.3 ft
Sat Nov 7 High 4:50 am 13.2 ft · Low 10:14 am 5.8 ft · High 3:35 pm 14.7 ft · Low 10:43 pm -0.7 ft
Sun Nov 8 High 5:41 am 14.1 ft · Low 11:03 am 6.7 ft · High 4:00 pm 14.4 ft · Low 11:13 pm -1.4 ft

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: swantown.portolympia.com: The Port of Olympia offers a modern and functional two lane launch ramp located at Swantown Marina.. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.