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Ft. Lauderdale South Beach Park
Ft. Lauderdale South Beach Park is a public kayak and canoe launch on North Atlantic Ocean near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
- Restrooms
- 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)
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 26.11420, -80.10430
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Jacksonville District; the one nearest this launch is of May 11, 2022). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Bahia Mar Yacht Club · NOAA, 0.2 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone AMZ651, Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Bahia Mar Yacht Club 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.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 2:03 am 2.9 ft · Low 8:43 am 0.7 ft · High 2:45 pm 3.0 ft · Low 9:22 pm 0.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 3:14 am 2.9 ft · Low 9:50 am 0.7 ft · High 3:46 pm 3.0 ft · Low 10:23 pm 0.6 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | High 4:19 am 3.0 ft · Low 10:51 am 0.7 ft · High 4:42 pm 3.0 ft · Low 11:17 pm 0.5 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | High 5:18 am 3.1 ft · Low 11:44 am 0.7 ft · High 5:32 pm 3.0 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 12:05 am 0.3 ft · High 6:09 am 3.2 ft · Low 12:33 pm 0.7 ft · High 6:18 pm 3.0 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 12:49 am 0.2 ft · High 6:55 am 3.2 ft · Low 1:17 pm 0.7 ft · High 7:00 pm 3.0 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 1:30 am 0.2 ft · High 7:37 am 3.2 ft · Low 1:58 pm 0.7 ft · High 7:40 pm 3.0 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- IWW JAX to MIA (Broward County) · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of May 11, 2022 by the Jacksonville District. Least depth in the channel: 8.9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 10 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 North Atlantic Ocean
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Community
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Nearby launches
- Cox's Landing 15th Street Boat Ramp · 1.4 mi · Stranahan River / Port Everglades
- Victoria Park Paddlecraft Launch · 1.4 mi · Middle River
- George English Park - Boat Ramp · 1.8 mi · Middle River
- George English Park - Kayak Launch Beach · 1.9 mi · Middle River
- Hugh Taylor Birch State Park - Kayak Launch and Rentals · 1.9 mi · Sunrise Bay
- Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park - Boat Ramp · 2.4 mi · Whiskey Creek
Sources
- Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches record -80.10430,26.11420 · FDEP: relative location reference only, not a survey; credit FDEP Office of Greenways and Trails and the Florida Paddling Trail Association
Why it is listed as public: listed by Florida DEP Circumnavigational Saltwater Paddling Trail kayak launches. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.