Shipyard Lane Beach (Ellison Beach)
Shipyard Lane Beach (Ellison Beach) is a public boat ramp on Duxbury Bay near Duxbury, Massachusetts, run by Town of Duxbury.
- Tidal
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
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Duxbury
- Website
- maps.massgis.state.ma.us
- Coordinates
- 42.02743, -70.67144
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of September 2, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Duxbury, Duxbury Harbor · NOAA, 0.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone ANZ251, Massachusetts Bay and Ipswich Bay. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Duxbury, Duxbury Harbor station, 0.7 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Nov 2 | High 4:52 am 9.6 ft · Low 11:19 am 1.1 ft · High 5:13 pm 10.6 ft · Low 11:58 pm 0.2 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Nov 3 | High 5:57 am 9.7 ft · Low 12:23 pm 1.1 ft · High 6:20 pm 10.3 ft |
| Wed Nov 4 | Low 12:58 am 0.4 ft · High 7:02 am 9.9 ft · Low 1:25 pm 0.8 ft · High 7:27 pm 10.1 ft |
| Thu Nov 5 | Low 1:54 am 0.5 ft · High 8:02 am 10.2 ft · Low 2:23 pm 0.5 ft · High 8:28 pm 9.9 ft |
| Fri Nov 6 | Low 2:46 am 0.6 ft · High 8:54 am 10.4 ft · Low 3:17 pm 0.3 ft · High 9:23 pm 9.8 ft |
| Sat Nov 7 | Low 3:35 am 0.7 ft · High 9:41 am 10.6 ft · Low 4:07 pm 0.2 ft · High 10:13 pm 9.6 ft |
| Sun Nov 8 | Low 4:22 am 0.9 ft · High 10:23 am 10.6 ft · Low 4:54 pm 0.1 ft · High 10:56 pm 9.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Duxbury Harbor · 0.2 mi from this launch
Condition survey of September 2, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (8-Foot Channel Outer Reach): 1.4 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 8 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 Duxbury Bay
Bay in Massachusetts. All launches on Duxbury Bay.
Community
Where people who use Duxbury Bay talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Town Pier · 0.8 mi · Duxbury Bay
- Howlands Landing · 1.4 mi · Kingston Bay
- Cove Street Boat Ramp · 1.7 mi · Bourne Wharf River
- Island Creek Pond Carry-in Access · 2.1 mi · Island Creek Pond
- Mill Pond Carry-in Access near Duxbury · 2.2 mi · Mill Pond
- Town Landing · 2.9 mi · Jones River
Sources
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) record shipyard-lane-beach-ellison-beach-duxbury · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (CZM, ArcGIS item 49202cb9bbde4d0ebb914fbf8015646f)
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points record shipyard-lane-seasonal-winter-duxbury · 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 CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.