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Morro Bay Public Launch Facility

Boat ramp · on Morro Bay · near Morro Bay · California

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
Free
Ramp lanes
3
Docks
2
Ramp surface
concrete
Trailer parking
42 spaces
Restrooms
No
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
City
Website
morro-bay.ca.us
Coordinates
35.35756, -120.85034

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Los Angeles District; the one nearest this launch is of June 11, 2026). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone PZZ645, Point Piedras Blancas to Point Sal westward out to 10 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's PORT SAN LUIS station, 14.1 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 High 7:27 am 4.0 ft · Low 12:11 pm 3.2 ft · High 5:23 pm 4.3 ft
Tue Oct 20 Low 12:42 am 0.7 ft · High 7:44 am 4.3 ft · Low 1:03 pm 2.8 ft · High 6:27 pm 4.4 ft
Wed Oct 21 Low 1:19 am 0.7 ft · High 8:02 am 4.5 ft · Low 1:45 pm 2.2 ft · High 7:23 pm 4.5 ft
Thu Oct 22 Low 1:50 am 0.8 ft · High 8:21 am 4.9 ft · Low 2:24 pm 1.6 ft · High 8:13 pm 4.5 ft
Fri Oct 23 Low 2:19 am 1.0 ft · High 8:41 am 5.3 ft · Low 3:02 pm 1.0 ft · High 9:01 pm 4.5 ft
Sat Oct 24 Low 2:48 am 1.2 ft · High 9:04 am 5.7 ft · Low 3:42 pm 0.4 ft · High 9:49 pm 4.5 ft
Sun Oct 25 Low 3:17 am 1.6 ft · High 9:30 am 6.1 ft · Low 4:24 pm -0.1 ft · High 10:40 pm 4.4 ft

Channel survey

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

  • Morro Bay
    After-dredging survey of June 11, 2026 by the Los Angeles District. Least depth in the channel: 5.7 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 12 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.

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Sources

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.