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Homer Spit Community Boat Launch

Boat ramp · on Kachemak Bay · near Homer · Alaska

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
Fee
Fee charged
Car parking
There is vehicle and trailer parking available.
Season
Year-round
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
City of Homer
Website
cityofhomer-ak.gov
Coordinates
59.60737, -151.43148

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Alaska District; the one nearest this launch is of August 20, 2025). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone PKZ741, Kachemak Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Homer, Coal Point, Kachemak Bay 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 Oct 19 to Sun Oct 25
Mon Oct 19 Low 3:20 am 5.1 ft · High 10:44 am 13.1 ft · Low 4:03 pm 8.9 ft · High 10:05 pm 13.1 ft
Tue Oct 20 Low 4:38 am 4.9 ft · High 11:46 am 14.4 ft · Low 5:26 pm 7.4 ft · High 11:31 pm 14.0 ft
Wed Oct 21 Low 5:41 am 4.1 ft · High 12:25 pm 15.8 ft · Low 6:20 pm 5.3 ft
Thu Oct 22 High 12:28 am 15.5 ft · Low 6:29 am 3.1 ft · High 12:56 pm 17.4 ft · Low 7:00 pm 3.0 ft
Fri Oct 23 High 1:11 am 17.0 ft · Low 7:09 am 2.2 ft · High 1:26 pm 18.9 ft · Low 7:37 pm 0.7 ft
Sat Oct 24 High 1:51 am 18.3 ft · Low 7:45 am 1.5 ft · High 1:56 pm 20.3 ft · Low 8:12 pm -1.4 ft
Sun Oct 25 High 2:29 am 19.4 ft · Low 8:21 am 1.0 ft · High 2:27 pm 21.4 ft · Low 8:49 pm -3.1 ft

Channel survey

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

  • Homer Harbor
    Before-dredging survey of August 20, 2025 by the Alaska District. Least depth in the channel (Maneuvering Channel (-10)): 10.8 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 Kachemak Bay

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Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game Sport Fishing Launch Ramps. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.