Massachusetts / Buzzards Bay /
Swifts Beach
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
- Tidal
- Yes
- Managed by
- Town of Wareham
- Website
- wareham.ma.us
- Coordinates
- 41.73792, -70.71797
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (New England District; the one nearest this launch is of June 17, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Great Hill · NOAA, 1.8 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 Great Hill station, 1.8 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 2:42 am 3.0 ft · Low 8:18 am 1.1 ft · High 3:12 pm 3.3 ft · Low 9:54 pm 1.1 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | High 3:36 am 3.1 ft · Low 9:36 am 1.0 ft · High 4:06 pm 3.3 ft · Low 10:30 pm 0.9 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | High 4:36 am 3.3 ft · Low 10:42 am 0.8 ft · High 5:00 pm 3.5 ft · Low 11:06 pm 0.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | High 5:30 am 3.7 ft · Low 11:30 am 0.5 ft · High 5:48 pm 3.7 ft · Low 11:42 pm 0.3 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | High 6:18 am 4.1 ft · Low 12:18 pm 0.3 ft · High 6:36 pm 4.0 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 12:18 am 0.1 ft · High 7:00 am 4.5 ft · Low 1:00 pm 0.0 ft · High 7:24 pm 4.2 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 12:54 am -0.2 ft · High 7:48 am 4.9 ft · Low 1:48 pm -0.2 ft · High 8:06 pm 4.4 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Wareham Harbor · 0.3 mi from this launch
Before-dredging survey of June 17, 2026 by the New England District. Least depth in the channel (9-Foot Cromeset Neck Reach): 8.5 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 9 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
- Shore Ave Boat Ramp · 0.1 mi · Buzzards Bay
- Wareham River (Tempest Knob) · 1.2 mi · Wareham River
- Wareham River Sportfishing Pier · 1.3 mi · Wareham River
- Weweantic River Boat Launch · 1.6 mi · Weweantic River
- Oakdale Park · 1.8 mi · Agawam River
- Wankinco River Carry-in Access · 2.0 mi · Wankinco River
Sources
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide public access sites (boat ramps) record swifts-beach-wareham · Permission is granted to copy and use the materials herein (CZM, ArcGIS item 49202cb9bbde4d0ebb914fbf8015646f)
- Massachusetts CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points record swifts-beach-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 CZM Coast Guide boat ramp points. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.