Lake Merritt Boating Center
Boat ramp · on Lake Merritt · near Oakland · California
Harmful algal blooms reported on this water (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2022, 2024 and 2025.
state reports compiled by U.S. EPA · 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
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- oaklandnet.com
- Coordinates
- 37.80521, -122.25707
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Oakland Inner Harbor · NOAA, 1.6 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ531, San Francisco Bay South of the Bay Bridge. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Oakland Inner Harbor station, 1.6 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 1:12 am 0.8 ft · High 8:33 am 4.8 ft · Low 1:54 pm 3.5 ft · High 7:13 pm 4.7 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 2:04 am 0.8 ft · High 9:08 am 5.1 ft · Low 2:51 pm 2.9 ft · High 8:22 pm 4.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 2:47 am 0.8 ft · High 9:39 am 5.5 ft · Low 3:35 pm 2.2 ft · High 9:20 pm 4.9 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 3:26 am 0.8 ft · High 10:08 am 5.8 ft · Low 4:15 pm 1.5 ft · High 10:13 pm 5.2 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 4:02 am 1.0 ft · High 10:36 am 6.2 ft · Low 4:52 pm 0.7 ft · High 11:04 pm 5.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 4:38 am 1.2 ft · High 11:03 am 6.5 ft · Low 5:30 pm 0.0 ft · High 11:53 pm 5.5 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 5:14 am 1.5 ft · High 11:33 am 6.8 ft · Low 6:09 pm -0.6 ft |
On Lake Merritt
Bay in California. All launches on Lake Merritt.
Community
Where people who use Lake Merritt talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lake Merritt Channel - Estuary Channel Park · 1.2 mi · Oakland Estuary
- Alameda Grand Street BLF · 1.9 mi · Oakland Estuary
- Alameda Fishing Access · 2.8 mi · San Francisco Bay
- Kitesurf Launch · 3.0 mi · San Francisco Bay
- Alameda Encinal BLF · 3.1 mi · San Francisco Bay
- Emeryville Marina · 3.9 mi · San Francisco Bay
Sources
- California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide) record 448 · None stated (CDFW ArcGIS item 97f0b67503e74f52b8f3d8a338357583); credit CDFW and DBW
- OpenStreetMap n4141892848 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.