New Jersey / Shelter Island Bay /
Ventnor Municipal Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on Shelter Island Bay · near Ventnor · New Jersey
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
- Fee charged
- Ramp surface
- paved
- Tidal
- Yes
- Coordinates
- 39.35324, -74.48756
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Philadelphia District; the one nearest this launch is of May 20, 2024). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Ventnor City, ocean pier · NOAA, 1.4 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ452, Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 NM. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Ventnor City, ocean pier station, 1.4 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 2:21 am 3.0 ft · Low 8:08 am 1.3 ft · High 2:41 pm 4.0 ft · Low 9:21 pm 1.0 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:24 am 3.1 ft · Low 9:12 am 1.2 ft · High 3:40 pm 4.0 ft · Low 10:09 pm 0.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:18 am 3.4 ft · Low 10:12 am 1.0 ft · High 4:33 pm 4.1 ft · Low 10:52 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:05 am 3.8 ft · Low 11:06 am 0.8 ft · High 5:20 pm 4.2 ft · Low 11:32 pm 0.4 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 5:47 am 4.2 ft · Low 11:55 am 0.5 ft · High 6:03 pm 4.3 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:11 am 0.1 ft · High 6:27 am 4.6 ft · Low 12:43 pm 0.2 ft · High 6:47 pm 4.4 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 12:51 am -0.1 ft · High 7:08 am 5.0 ft · Low 1:29 pm -0.1 ft · High 7:30 pm 4.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- ICW 6 MKR 109 to MKR 251 · 0.2 mi from this launch
Hydrographic survey of May 20, 2024 by the Philadelphia District. Least depth in the anchorage: 0.6 ft; project depth 6 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 Shelter Island Bay
Bay in New Jersey. All launches on Shelter Island Bay.
Community
Where people who use Shelter Island Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Atlantic City Municipal Ramp · 1.7 mi
- Pleasantville Yacht Basin And Municipal Ramp · 2.7 mi · Lakes Bay
- Absecon Wildlife Management Area Boat Ramp · 5.0 mi · Absecon Creek
- Lily Lake Kayak Launch · 8.0 mi · Lily Lake
- Beesleys's Point · 8.7 mi · Great Egg Harbor Bay
- Scott's Landing Boat Ramp · 10.4 mi
Sources
- New Jersey Pumpouts and Ramps (NJDEP, Clean Vessel Act and NJ Sea Grant) record 155 · No terms on the item; NJDEP Data Distribution Agreement of its sister items: credit NJDEP GIS, not verified by NJDEP and not state-authorized or endorsed
- OpenStreetMap w1049427573 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by New Jersey Pumpouts and Ramps (NJDEP, Clean Vessel Act and NJ Sea Grant). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.