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E.R. Strait Marina Boat Launch

E.R. Strait Marina Boat Launch is a boat ramp open to residents or permit holders on the Long Island Sound near Norwalk, Connecticut.

Long Island Sound at dusk, with Fayerweather Island Light
Long Island Sound, the water this launch is on. Long Island Sound at dusk, with Fayerweather Island Light Photo: 826 PARANORMAL · CC BY 2.0 · via Flickr
Restricted

Public, but limited to residents, sticker or permit holders (on tribal land, a tribal permit). The agency notes: “A boat launch permit is for car-top type vessels to enter Compo Beach, Sherwood Mill Pond Preserve and E.R. Strait Marina (kayaks, etc.)”. Check the rules with the town, tribe or agency before you go.

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
Website
westportct.gov
Coordinates
41.10836, -73.36550

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of December 14, 2021). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ335, Long Island Sound West of New Haven CT/Port Jefferson NY. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's SAUGATUCK, SAUGATUCK RIVER station, 0.8 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 High 4:50 am 7.0 ft · Low 11:15 am 0.7 ft · High 5:14 pm 7.0 ft · Low 11:52 pm 0.5 ft
Tue Nov 3 High 5:54 am 7.1 ft · Low 12:21 pm 0.6 ft · High 6:22 pm 6.9 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 12:52 am 0.5 ft · High 6:56 am 7.2 ft · Low 1:24 pm 0.4 ft · High 7:26 pm 6.9 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 1:48 am 0.5 ft · High 7:53 am 7.5 ft · Low 2:22 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:23 pm 7.0 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 2:40 am 0.4 ft · High 8:44 am 7.7 ft · Low 3:15 pm 0.0 ft · High 9:15 pm 7.0 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 3:28 am 0.4 ft · High 9:30 am 7.8 ft · Low 4:04 pm -0.1 ft · High 10:02 pm 7.0 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 4:13 am 0.5 ft · High 10:14 am 7.8 ft · Low 4:49 pm -0.2 ft · High 10:46 pm 6.9 ft

Channel survey

The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.

  • Westport Harbor and Saugatuck River · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of December 14, 2021 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (4-Foot Channel Reach 1): 1.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 4 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.

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: westportct.gov: A boat launch permit is for car-top type vessels to enter Compo Beach, Sherwood Mill Pond Preserve and E.R. Strait Marina (kayaks, etc.). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.