Captree State Park
Boat ramp · on Great South Bay · near West Islip · New York
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
- 67
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- New York State Parks
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 40.64115, -73.25479
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of June 4, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Fire Island Coast Guard Station · NOAA, 1.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ345, South Shore Bays from Jones Inlet through Shinnecock Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Fire Island Coast Guard Station station, 1.1 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 2:25 am 1.6 ft · Low 8:49 am 0.6 ft · High 3:01 pm 2.0 ft · Low 9:53 pm 0.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:35 am 1.7 ft · Low 9:52 am 0.6 ft · High 4:06 pm 2.0 ft · Low 10:40 pm 0.5 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:39 am 1.8 ft · Low 10:47 am 0.5 ft · High 4:58 pm 2.0 ft · Low 11:20 pm 0.4 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:26 am 2.0 ft · Low 11:35 am 0.4 ft · High 5:42 pm 2.1 ft · Low 11:58 pm 0.3 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 6:07 am 2.2 ft · Low 12:24 pm 0.3 ft · High 6:23 pm 2.1 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:38 am 0.2 ft · High 6:49 am 2.3 ft · Low 1:15 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:06 pm 2.1 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:21 am 0.1 ft · High 7:33 am 2.5 ft · Low 2:06 pm 0.1 ft · High 7:51 pm 2.1 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Great South Bay - Main · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of June 4, 2025 by the New York District. Least depth in the channel: 1.3 ft; 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 Great South Bay
Bay in New York. All launches on Great South Bay.
Community
Where people who use Great South Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Captree State Park · 0.1 mi · Great South Bay
- West Islip Marina and Beach · 3.7 mi · Great South Bay
- Babylon Village Boat Ramp · 4.2 mi · Great South Bay
- Bay Shore Marina · 4.9 mi · Great South Bay
- Venetian Shores · 5.4 mi · Great South Bay
- East Islip Marina · 5.7 mi · Great South Bay
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -73.25479,40.64115 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- New York State Parks Boat Launch Sites (OPRHP) record captree-suffolk · Open Data NY, license unspecified; credit OPRHP
Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites and New York State Parks Boat Launch Sites (OPRHP). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.