Ventura Harbor Launch Ramp
Boat ramp · on Ventura Harbor · near Ventura · 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
- Ramp lanes
- 22
- Docks
- 3
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Tidal
- Yes
- Website
- venturaharbor.com
- Coordinates
- 34.24944, -119.26296
Channel depths in feet from the Army Corps' surveys (Los Angeles District; the one nearest this launch is of February 25, 2026). Not for navigation.
Conditions
- Weather forecast for this launch · National Weather Service
- Tide predictions at Ventura · NOAA, 1.7 mi away
Marine advisories
Advisories in effect load here; without them, see the NWS zone forecast below.
National Weather Service marine zone PZZ650, East Santa Barbara Channel from Pt. Conception to Pt. Mugu CA including Santa Cruz Island. Zone forecast: winds, seas, warnings.
Tides
Predicted highs and lows at NOAA's Ventura station, 1.7 mi from this launch, in local time above MLLW. Predictions, not observations: wind and weather move the real tide. Full predictions at NOAA.
| Mon Oct 19 | High 7:14 am 3.9 ft · Low 12:01 pm 3.3 ft · High 5:06 pm 4.3 ft |
|---|---|
| Tue Oct 20 | Low 12:31 am 0.7 ft · High 7:21 am 4.2 ft · Low 12:46 pm 2.7 ft · High 6:09 pm 4.5 ft |
| Wed Oct 21 | Low 1:03 am 0.6 ft · High 7:34 am 4.5 ft · Low 1:22 pm 2.1 ft · High 6:58 pm 4.6 ft |
| Thu Oct 22 | Low 1:31 am 0.6 ft · High 7:50 am 4.9 ft · Low 1:57 pm 1.5 ft · High 7:42 pm 4.7 ft |
| Fri Oct 23 | Low 1:57 am 0.7 ft · High 8:09 am 5.4 ft · Low 2:32 pm 0.8 ft · High 8:25 pm 4.7 ft |
| Sat Oct 24 | Low 2:23 am 0.9 ft · High 8:31 am 5.9 ft · Low 3:09 pm 0.2 ft · High 9:08 pm 4.7 ft |
| Sun Oct 25 | Low 2:50 am 1.2 ft · High 8:57 am 6.3 ft · Low 3:49 pm -0.4 ft · High 9:54 pm 4.5 ft |
Channel survey
The Army Corps surveys the channels it maintains and posts every survey.
- Ventura Harbor · 0.1 mi from this launch
After-dredging survey of February 25, 2026 by the Los Angeles District. Least depth in the channel: 11.2 ft below mean lower low water (MLLW); project depth 20 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 Ventura Harbor
Bay in California. All launches on Ventura Harbor.
Community
Where people who use Ventura Harbor talk about it.
Nearby launches
- Lake Casitas Recreation Area (Santa Ana Ramp) · 11.8 mi · Lake Casitas
- Lake Casitas Marina · 11.9 mi · Lake Casitas
- Lake Casitas Recreation Area (West Ramp) (Coyote Boat Ramp) · 11.9 mi · Lake Casitas
Sources
- California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide) record 1023 · None stated (CDFW ArcGIS item 97f0b67503e74f52b8f3d8a338357583); credit CDFW and DBW
- OpenStreetMap n640445527 © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Why it is listed as public: listed by California Boating Facilities (Division of Boating and Waterways survey, CDFW Fishing Guide). Something wrong, or is this launch private? Send a correction; it goes to a person.