California / North San Diego Bay /
Shelter Island Boat Launch
Boat ramp · on North San Diego Bay · near Coronado · 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 surface
- concrete
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- portofsandiego.org
- Coordinates
- 32.71552, -117.22333
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Los Angeles District; the one nearest this launch is of November 5, 2025). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at San Diego, Quarantine Station · NOAA, 1.1 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ740, Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's San Diego, Quarantine Station station, 1.1 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 6:52 am 4.0 ft · Low 11:35 am 3.2 ft · High 4:55 pm 4.4 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 12:13 am 0.8 ft · High 6:57 am 4.3 ft · Low 12:23 pm 2.7 ft · High 5:54 pm 4.6 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 12:45 am 0.7 ft · High 7:12 am 4.7 ft · Low 1:02 pm 2.0 ft · High 6:42 pm 4.8 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 1:13 am 0.6 ft · High 7:30 am 5.1 ft · Low 1:38 pm 1.4 ft · High 7:25 pm 4.9 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:41 am 0.7 ft · High 7:52 am 5.6 ft · Low 2:15 pm 0.7 ft · High 8:07 pm 4.9 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:08 am 0.8 ft · High 8:16 am 6.0 ft · Low 2:53 pm 0.1 ft · High 8:50 pm 4.9 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:36 am 1.1 ft · High 8:44 am 6.4 ft · Low 3:33 pm -0.3 ft · High 9:34 pm 4.7 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- San Diego Channel · 0.1 mi from this launch
Condition survey of November 5, 2025 by the Los Angeles District. Least depth in the channel: 32.9 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 47 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 North San Diego Bay
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Community
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Nearby launches
- Ski Beach · 4.0 mi · Fiesta Bay
- Glorietta Bay Boat Launching Ramp · 4.2 mi · San Diego Bay
- Mission Bay Boat Launch near San Diego · 4.9 mi · Mission Bay
- National City (Pepper Park Ramp) · 8.0 mi · San Diego Bay
- Bayfront Park - Chula Vista Ramp · 9.6 mi · San Diego Bay
- Murray Reservoir Boat Launch Facility · 11.6 mi · Lake Murray Reservoir
Sources
- OpenStreetMap n11163891567 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: www.portofsandiego.org: The facility is used by recreational boaters from the general public. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.