Garvies Point Ramp
Boat ramp · on Hempstead Harbor · near Sea Cliff · New York
NYS DEC records parrot feather (latest 2005) in Hempstead Harbor 4.6 km from this launch. Clean, drain and dry your boat, trailer and gear before you leave, and do not move water, plants or live bait to another water.
NYS DEC · checked October 18, 2026
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
- Ramp lanes
- 1
- Docks
- 1
- Ramp surface
- Single lane concrete ramp
- Car parking
- 25
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Local government
- Website
- dec.ny.gov
- Coordinates
- 40.85665, -73.65086
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New York District; the one nearest this launch is of June 16, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Glen Cove, Hempstead Harbor · NOAA, 0.5 mi away
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 Glen Cove, Hempstead Harbor station, 0.5 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 | Low 12:33 am 1.4 ft · High 6:24 am 6.3 ft · Low 12:59 pm 1.8 ft · High 6:38 pm 6.6 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 1:38 am 1.3 ft · High 7:37 am 6.5 ft · Low 2:08 pm 1.5 ft · High 7:55 pm 6.7 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 2:32 am 1.1 ft · High 8:34 am 6.9 ft · Low 3:02 pm 1.1 ft · High 8:54 pm 6.9 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 3:17 am 0.9 ft · High 9:17 am 7.3 ft · Low 3:47 pm 0.6 ft · High 9:40 pm 7.2 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 3:54 am 0.7 ft · High 9:52 am 7.8 ft · Low 4:26 pm 0.2 ft · High 10:19 pm 7.4 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 4:27 am 0.4 ft · High 10:26 am 8.3 ft · Low 5:01 pm -0.3 ft · High 10:55 pm 7.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 5:01 am 0.2 ft · High 11:02 am 8.7 ft · Low 5:37 pm -0.6 ft · High 11:33 pm 7.9 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Glen Cove Creek · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of June 16, 2025 by the New York District. Least depth in the channel (Reach A): 0.1 ft; project depth 8 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 Hempstead Harbor
Bay in New York. All launches on Hempstead Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Hempstead Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Harry Tappen Beach Ramp · 1.5 mi · Scudders Pond
- Bar Beach Park · 2.1 mi · May Newburger Cove
- Manorahaven Park Boat Ramp · 3.5 mi · Manhasset Bay
- Cross Beach Boat Launch · 5.3 mi · Mill Neck Creek
- Oyster Bay Western Waterfront Waterway · 6.0 mi · Mill Pond Tributary
- Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park · 6.2 mi · Mill Pond Tributary
Sources
- New York State DEC Boat Launch Sites record -73.65003,40.85718 · NYS DEC terms: credit DEC
- NYS DEC Marine Boat Launches, Nassau and Suffolk counties (municipal ramps) record 12 · NYS DEC open data, license unspecified; credit NYSDEC Division of Marine Resources
- OpenStreetMap w1455689111 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
- OpenStreetMap n13350500245 © 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.