California / Oakland Estuary /
Lake Merritt Channel - Estuary Channel Park
Boat ramp · on Oakland Estuary · near Oakland · California
Harmful algal blooms reported on Oakland Estuary 880 m from this launch (state reports compiled by U.S. EPA): 2022.
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
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- oaklandnet.com
- Coordinates
- 37.78977, -122.26755
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (San Francisco District; the one nearest this launch is of February 19, 2021). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Oakland Inner Harbor · NOAA, 0.9 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, 0.9 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 |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Brooklyn Basin · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of February 19, 2021 by the San Francisco District. Least depth in the channel (Brooklyn Basin): 6.2 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 35 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 Oakland Estuary
River in California. All launches on Oakland Estuary.
Community
Where people who use Oakland Estuary talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Alameda Grand Street BLF · 1.2 mi · Oakland Estuary
- Lake Merritt Boating Center · 1.2 mi · Lake Merritt
- Alameda Fishing Access · 1.6 mi · San Francisco Bay
- Kitesurf Launch · 1.9 mi · San Francisco Bay
- Alameda Encinal BLF · 1.9 mi · San Francisco Bay
- Emeryville Marina · 4.3 mi · San Francisco Bay
Sources
- California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide) record 1228 · None stated (CDFW ArcGIS item 97f0b67503e74f52b8f3d8a338357583); credit CDFW and DBW
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.