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Oak Bluffs Harbor Carry-in Access

This is a public kayak and canoe launch on Oak Bluffs Harbor near Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, run by MassWildlife.

Aerial view of the harbor quay, moored boats and the roadside parking, August 2023
Aerial view of the harbor quay, moored boats and the roadside parking, August 2023 Photo: USDA Farm Service Agency, NAIP · Public domain · via USGS The National Map

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
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Ramp surface
Dirt
Tidal
Yes
Managed by
MassWildlife
Coordinates
41.45778, -70.56208

Directions (Google) Apple Maps

This launch has no official name in our sources; the name above describes where it is.

Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of March 13, 2024). Not for navigation.

Conditions

Marine advisories

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

National Weather Service marine zone ANZ232, Nantucket Sound. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.

Tides

Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Oak Bluffs station, 0.4 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 Nov 2 to Sun Nov 8
Mon Nov 2 High 5:15 am 1.8 ft · Low 10:51 am 0.5 ft · High 5:44 pm 1.9 ft
Tue Nov 3 Low 12:42 am 0.3 ft · High 6:17 am 1.8 ft · Low 12:47 pm 0.4 ft · High 6:47 pm 1.8 ft
Wed Nov 4 Low 1:30 am 0.3 ft · High 7:20 am 1.9 ft · Low 1:49 pm 0.3 ft · High 7:49 pm 1.8 ft
Thu Nov 5 Low 2:07 am 0.2 ft · High 8:20 am 2.0 ft · Low 2:36 pm 0.2 ft · High 8:46 pm 1.8 ft
Fri Nov 6 Low 2:34 am 0.2 ft · High 9:13 am 2.1 ft · Low 3:15 pm 0.2 ft · High 9:35 pm 1.8 ft
Sat Nov 7 Low 2:58 am 0.1 ft · High 10:00 am 2.2 ft · Low 3:50 pm 0.1 ft · High 10:20 pm 1.8 ft
Sun Nov 8 Low 3:25 am 0.1 ft · High 10:43 am 2.2 ft · Low 4:23 pm 0.1 ft · High 11:03 pm 1.8 ft

Channel survey

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

  • Oak Bluffs Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
    Condition survey of March 13, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (10-Foot Channel): 4.3 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 Oak Bluffs Harbor

Bay in Massachusetts. All launches on Oak Bluffs Harbor.

Community

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Nearby launches

Sources

Why it is listed as public: listed by MassWildlife GoFishMA! freshwater access points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.