Curtis E. Fisher West Marina
Boat ramp · on Hempstead Bay · near Point Lookout · 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
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Multi-lane concrete ramp
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 40.59345, -73.59094
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of February 8, 2021). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Point Lookout (marina), Jones Inlet · NOAA, 0.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ355, Sandy Hook NJ to Fire Island Inlet NY out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Point Lookout (marina), Jones Inlet station, 0.4 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 2:41 am 3.4 ft · Low 8:32 am 1.3 ft · High 2:55 pm 3.9 ft · Low 9:20 pm 0.8 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:36 am 3.6 ft · Low 9:34 am 1.2 ft · High 3:48 pm 3.9 ft · Low 10:10 pm 0.7 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:27 am 3.8 ft · Low 10:31 am 1.0 ft · High 4:40 pm 4.0 ft · Low 10:57 pm 0.5 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:16 am 4.1 ft · Low 11:24 am 0.7 ft · High 5:30 pm 4.1 ft · Low 11:42 pm 0.3 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 6:03 am 4.5 ft · Low 12:13 pm 0.4 ft · High 6:19 pm 4.2 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:24 am 0.1 ft · High 6:47 am 4.8 ft · Low 1:00 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:05 pm 4.3 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 1:07 am -0.1 ft · High 7:31 am 5.1 ft · Low 1:47 pm -0.1 ft · High 7:51 pm 4.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Jones Inlet · 0.3 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of February 8, 2021 by the New York District. Soundings on the sheet down to 32.7 ft, with bars at or above it; the Corps maintains a 12 ft channel here. 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 Hempstead Bay
Bay in New York. All launches on Hempstead Bay.
Community
Where people who use Hempstead Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Hempstead Bay Carry-in Access near Point Lookout · 2.1 mi · Hempstead Bay
- Milburn Creek Boat Ramp · 3.5 mi · Milburn Creek
- City of Long Beach Boat Ramp · 3.9 mi · Hempstead Bay
- Albany Avenue Boat Ramp · 4.0 mi · Stadium Park Canal
- Hempstead Bay Carry-in Access near Bellmore · 4.1 mi · Hempstead Bay
- Bay Park Boat Ramp · 4.3 mi · Mill River
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -73.59090,40.59340 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- NYS DEC Marine Boat Launches, Nassau and Suffolk counties (municipal ramps) record 26 · NYS DEC open data, license unspecified; credit NYSDEC Division of Marine Resources
- OpenStreetMap w624136630 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites and NYS DEC Marine Boat Launches, Nassau and Suffolk counties (municipal ramps) (NYS DEC Marine Boat Launches, Nassau and Suffolk counties (municipal ramps) says public_restricted; the state agency's listing decides). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.