Massachusetts / Buzzards Bay /
Onset Boat Ramp
Boat ramp · on Buzzards Bay · near Wareham · Massachusetts
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 surface
- Paved
- Trailer parking
- 10 spaces
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Wareham
- Website
- wareham.ma.us
- Coordinates
- 41.74497, -70.65673
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of November 26, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Onset Beach, Onset Bay · NOAA, 0.2 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ234, Buzzards Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Onset Beach, Onset Bay station, 0.2 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 | High 3:12 am 2.8 ft · Low 9:29 am 1.1 ft · High 3:34 pm 3.0 ft · Low 11:01 pm 1.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 4:05 am 2.9 ft · Low 10:55 am 1.0 ft · High 4:28 pm 3.0 ft · Low 11:45 pm 0.8 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 5:01 am 3.1 ft · Low 11:56 am 0.7 ft · High 5:23 pm 3.2 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 12:21 am 0.5 ft · High 5:54 am 3.4 ft · Low 12:44 pm 0.5 ft · High 6:14 pm 3.4 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 12:53 am 0.2 ft · High 6:41 am 3.8 ft · Low 1:27 pm 0.2 ft · High 7:01 pm 3.6 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 1:27 am 0.0 ft · High 7:25 am 4.2 ft · Low 2:09 pm 0.0 ft · High 7:46 pm 3.8 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:02 am -0.2 ft · High 8:08 am 4.5 ft · Low 2:52 pm -0.2 ft · High 8:32 pm 3.9 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Cape Cod Canal Onset Bay · 0.3 mi from this launch
Condition survey of November 26, 2024 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (15-Foot Onset Bay Turning Basin): 10.9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 15 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 Buzzards Bay
Bay in Massachusetts. All launches on Buzzards Bay.
Community
Where people who use Buzzards Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Mill Pond Boat Launch · 1.6 mi · Mill Pond
- Agawam Mill Pond · 1.9 mi · Mill Pond
- Spectacle Pond Carry-in Access near Wareham · 1.9 mi · Spectacle Pond
- Electric Avenue Beach and Boat Ramp · 1.9 mi · Buzzards Bay
- Mill Pond Carry-in Access near Wareham · 1.9 mi · Mill Pond
- Taylor Point Boat Ramp · 2.1 mi · Buzzards Bay
Sources
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) record onset-boat-ramp-wareham · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (CZM, ArcGIS item 49202cb9bbde4d0ebb914fbf8015646f)
- Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) record east-river-wareham-east-blvd · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and DFG, ArcGIS item f6e06b2f636a455f9037e17aaeaa448a)
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points record onset-boat-ramp-wareham · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (EEA and CZM, ArcGIS item 018d6059fef841ae94a361c3b49f43f9)
Why it is listed as public: listed by Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) and Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) and Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points (Massachusetts Coastal Boat Ramps (Division of Marine Fisheries) says public_restricted; the state agency's listing decides). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.