Daily Update
Port Manatee, FL
May 10, 2024
Notices
PORT MANATEE, FL (27-38’N 82-33’30”W)
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 04/29/24)
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish)
Harbor entrance – Increase maximum draft to 37 06” +/- tide to a maximum of 38 06”.
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths: (UPDATED 04/29/24)
Berth 4 - 39'-02"
Berth 5 - 39'-02"
Berth 6 - 39'-06"
Berth 7 - 39'-09" (38'-07" if past berth 8 face) Berth 8 - 38'-03"
Berth 9 - 39'-09" (37'-08" inside 50' of berth 8 bulkhead) Berth 10 - 39'-06" Berth 12 - 38'-00"
Berth 14 - 39'10" (UPDATED 04/29/24)
The restrictions for docking at Port Manatee are as follows. However, please contact the agents for any vessel with a draft of 37’06 to confirm actual tidal restrictions, as they change daily. (UPDATED 04/29/24)
Tampa Bay Pilots guidelines and/or handling for recommendations for vessels transiting the main shipping channel:
Draft: To From Sea
Draft less than 30 ft docking or sailing anytime Greater than 35 ft requires slack water
Draft: Shifts to or from the north (UPDATED 05/01/23) Draft less than 27 ft - Anytime
27 to 34 Ft – current 0.5 Knots or less Draft greater than 34 Ft - Slack water
There is no longer a 0.3 knot restriction in Manatee
Max LOA 900 ft; Vessels between 700 and 800 feet require less than 0.5 kt current anytime Vessels 800 ft and over require slack water for all movements
Only 1 vessel with draft greater than 36 ft per slack water movement
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TANKER TRAFFIC: IN – NONE
DUE – NONE
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
72 Hours - The Harbormasters office requires a 72 hour minimum notice of a vessel arrival. Any time less than 72 hours will be considered short notice and could result in vessel's delay to berth.
48 Hours - advance receipt of crew list by Immigration for any vessel arriving from a foreign port, or arriving coast wise with detained crew.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must have manifest submitted to Customs & Border Patrol AMS.
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Port Security Officer.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within Port Manatee must have TWIC and a Port-issued ID Badge. Someone not having one or both must be escorted. Vehicles must have permanent company markings to be allowed onto any terminal.
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: NONE
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FUTURE ISSUES: 05/22/24 – 1100 - PROPELLER CLUB – Wreath laying ceremony
05/23/24 – 0900 – SEAPORT MANATEE MONTHLY MEETING - A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority will be held Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 9:00 am, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, during a Board of County Commission meeting, in the Patricia M. Glass Commission Chambers on the first floor of the County Administrative Center at 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida
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Security level: MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert: - 5/OUT OF SEASON
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Tides / Currents
TIDES: PORT MANATEE, FL
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
MAY 2024
2024/05/10 Fri 2:14 PM 2.62 H
2024/05/10 Fri 10:34 PM -0.47 L
2024/05/11 Sat 2:50 PM 2.53 H
2024/05/11 Sat 11:27 PM -0.35 L
2024/05/12 Sun 3:32 PM 2.37 H
2024/05/13 Mon 12:23 AM -0.19 L
2024/05/13 Mon 4:25 PM 2.16 H
2024/05/14 Tue 01:23 AM -0.04 L
2024/05/14 Tue 5:48 PM 1.93 H
2024/05/15 Wed 02:22 AM 0.11 L
2024/05/15 Wed 11:47 AM 1.50 H
2024/05/15 Wed 1:53 PM 1.46 L
2024/05/15 Wed 7:29 PM 1.73 H
Th 16 Low 3:14 AM 0.2 6:40 AM Set 2:50 AM 52
16 High 10:35 AM 1.6 8:13 PM Rise 2:21 PM
16 Low 3:40 PM 1.2
16 High 8:44 PM 1.6
F 17 Low 3:56 AM 0.3 6:40 AM Set 3:18 AM 61
17 High 10:45 AM 1.7 8:14 PM Rise 3:12 PM
17 Low 4:50 PM 0.9
17 High 10:15 PM 1.6
Sa 18 Low 4:32 AM 0.5 6:39 AM Set 3:45 AM 70
18 High 10:57 AM 1.8 8:14 PM Rise 4:04 PM
18 Low 5:40 PM 0.6
18 High 11:29 PM 1.6
Su 19 Low 5:02 AM 0.7 6:39 AM Set 4:11 AM 78
19 High 11:10 AM 2.0 8:15 PM Rise 4:56 PM
19 Low 6:22 PM 0.3
M 20 High 12:34 AM 1.5 6:38 AM Set 4:39 AM 86
20 Low 5:27 AM 0.9 8:15 PM Rise 5:49 PM
20 High 11:24 AM 2.1
20 Low 7:00 PM 0.0
Tu 21 High 1:33 AM 1.5 6:38 AM Set 5:09 AM 92
21 Low 5:47 AM 1.0 8:16 PM Rise 6:45 PM
21 High 11:41 AM 2.3
21 Low 7:36 PM -0.2
W 22 High 2:28 AM 1.5 6:38 AM Set 5:42 AM 96
22 Low 6:02 AM 1.2 8:16 PM Rise 7:45 PM
22 High 12:02 PM 2.4
22 Low 8:13 PM -0.3
Th 23 High 3:23 AM 1.4 6:37 AM Set 6:21 AM 99
23 Low 6:12 AM 1.2 8:17 PM Rise 8:46 PM
23 High 12:30 PM 2.6
23 Low 8:52 PM -0.4
F 24 High 1:03 PM 2.7 6:37 AM Set 7:07 AM 99
24 Low 9:36 PM -0.5 8:18 PM Rise 9:48 PM
Sa 25 High 1:41 PM 2.7 6:36 AM Set 8:00 AM 98
25 Low 10:24 PM -0.5 8:18 PM Rise 10:48 PM
Su 26 High 2:26 PM 2.7 6:36 AM Set 9:00 AM 94
26 Low 11:16 PM -0.5 8:19 PM Rise 11:43 PM
M 27 High 3:16 PM 2.6 6:36 AM Set 10:05 AM 89
27 8:19 PM
Tu 28 Low 12:12 AM -0.4 6:36 AM Rise 12:32 AM 81
28 High 4:15 PM 2.5 8:20 PM Set 11:11 AM
W 29 Low 1:07 AM -0.3 6:35 AM Rise 1:14 AM 72
29 High 5:28 PM 2.2 8:20 PM Set 12:17 PM
Th 30 Low 2:00 AM -0.1 6:35 AM Rise 1:51 AM 61
30 High 9:20 AM 1.6 8:21 PM Set 1:22 PM
30 Low 1:24 PM 1.2
30 High 6:59 PM 2.0
F 31 Low 2:48 AM 0.1 6:35 AM Rise 2:26 AM 50
31 High 9:34 AM 1.6 8:21 PM Set 2:25 PM
31 Low 3:13 PM 0.9
31 High 8:43 PM 1.7
JUNE 2024
Sa 1 Low 3:30 AM 0.4 6:35 AM Rise 2:59 AM 38
1 High 9:53 AM 1.9 8:22 PM Set 3:28 PM
1 Low 4:33 PM 0.6
1 High 10:24 PM 1.6
Su 2 Low 4:07 AM 0.7 6:35 AM Rise 3:32 AM 27
2 High 10:17 AM 2.1 8:22 PM Set 4:33 PM
2 Low 5:37 PM 0.2
2 High 11:55 PM 1.5
M 3 Low 4:38 AM 0.9 6:34 AM Rise 4:07 AM 17
3 High 10:43 AM 2.3 8:23 PM Set 5:39 PM
3 Low 6:33 PM -0.2
Tu 4 High 1:19 AM 1.5 6:34 AM Rise 4:46 AM 9
4 Low 5:03 AM 1.1 8:23 PM Set 6:47 PM
4 High 11:13 AM 2.6
4 Low 7:24 PM -0.4
W 5 High 2:38 AM 1.4 6:34 AM Rise 5:30 AM 4
5 Low 5:21 AM 1.2 8:24 PM Set 7:55 PM
5 High 11:47 AM 2.7
5 Low 8:13 PM -0.5
Th 6 High 12:23 PM 2.8 6:34 AM Rise 6:20 AM 0
6 Low 9:00 PM -0.6 8:24 PM Set 9:01 PM
F 7 High 1:02 PM 2.8 6:34 AM Rise 7:17 AM 0
7 Low 9:45 PM -0.5 8:24 PM Set 10:01 PM
Sa 8 High 1:44 PM 2.7 6:34 AM Rise 8:17 AM 1
8 Low 10:30 PM -0.4 8:25 PM Set 10:54 PM
Su 9 High 2:28 PM 2.6 6:34 AM Rise 9:19 AM 5
9 Low 11:13 PM -0.3 8:25 PM Set 11:39 PM
M 10 High 3:15 PM 2.4 6:34 AM Rise 10:19 AM 11
10 Low 11:56 PM -0.2 8:26 PM
Tu 11 High 4:07 PM 2.2 6:34 AM Set 12:17 AM 18
11 8:26 PM Rise 11:17 AM
W 12 Low 12:37 AM 0.0 6:34 AM Set 12:50 AM 27
12 High 8:08 AM 1.5 8:26 PM Rise 12:12 PM
12 Low 11:23 AM 1.3
12 High 5:08 PM 2.0
Th 13 Low 1:18 AM 0.2 6:34 AM Set 1:19 AM 36
13 High 8:23 AM 1.6 8:27 PM Rise 1:04 PM
13 Low 1:15 PM 1.2
13 High 6:25 PM 1.7
F 14 Low 1:56 AM 0.4 6:34 AM Set 1:46 AM 45
14 High 8:43 AM 1.7 8:27 PM Rise 1:56 PM
14 Low 2:49 PM 1.0
14 High 7:59 PM 1.6
Sa 15 Low 2:33 AM 0.6 6:34 AM Set 2:12 AM 54
15 High 9:05 AM 1.8 8:27 PM Rise 2:47 PM
15 Low 4:04 PM 0.8
15 High 9:41 PM 1.4
Su 16 Low 3:07 AM 0.9 6:35 AM Set 2:39 AM 64
16 High 9:28 AM 2.0 8:28 PM Rise 3:39 PM
16 Low 5:03 PM 0.5
16 High 11:17 PM 1.4
M 17 Low 3:38 AM 1.0 6:35 AM Set 3:08 AM 73
17 High 9:52 AM 2.1 8:28 PM Rise 4:34 PM
17 Low 5:53 PM 0.2
Tu 18 High 12:44 AM 1.4 6:35 AM Set 3:40 AM 81
18 Low 4:04 AM 1.2 8:28 PM Rise 5:32 PM
18 High 10:20 AM 2.3
18 Low 6:39 PM 0.0
W 19 High 2:04 AM 1.4 6:35 AM Set 4:16 AM 88
19 Low 4:24 AM 1.2 8:28 PM Rise 6:33 PM
19 High 10:51 AM 2.4
19 Low 7:23 PM -0.2
Th 20 High 11:27 AM 2.6 6:35 AM Set 5:00 AM 94
20 Low 8:06 PM -0.4 8:29 PM Rise 7:35 PM
F 21 High 12:08 PM 2.7 6:35 AM Set 5:51 AM 98
21 Low 8:50 PM -0.5 8:29 PM Rise 8:37 PM
Sa 22 High 12:52 PM 2.8 6:36 AM Set 6:50 AM 99
22 Low 9:35 PM -0.5 8:29 PM Rise 9:36 PM
Su 23 High 1:39 PM 2.8 6:36 AM Set 7:54 AM 99
23 Low 10:20 PM -0.5 8:29 PM Rise 10:28 PM
M 24 High 2:30 PM 2.8 6:36 AM Set 9:02 AM 96
24 Low 11:05 PM -0.4 8:29 PM Rise 11:13 PM
Tu 25 High 3:26 PM 2.7 6:37 AM Set 10:10 AM 91
25 Low 11:48 PM -0.3 8:30 PM Rise 11:53 PM
W 26 High 6:52 AM 1.5 6:37 AM Set 11:16 AM 83
26 Low 10:09 AM 1.2 8:30 PM
26 High 4:27 PM 2.4
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: 4NM SW Gandy Bridge FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TonightWest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late.
SaturdayNorthwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
Saturday NightNorthwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
SundayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday NightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
MondaySoutheast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Monday NightSouth winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
TuesdaySouth winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Tuesday NightSouthwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
WednesdaySouthwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Marine Zone Forecast
TonightWest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late.
SaturdayNorthwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
Saturday NightNorthwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
SundayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Sunday NightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
MondaySoutheast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Monday NightSouth winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
TuesdaySouth winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Tuesday NightSouthwest winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
WednesdaySouthwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.