Daily Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
April 30, 2024
Notices
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION: (UPDATED 03/06/24)
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Depths - (salt density) is 1.023
Entrance to channel - 46.0 ft
Harbor channel - 44.0 ft
Turning basin – 43’00 ft Middle turning basin 43.0 ft’ Maximum allowed draft – 40’ FT / Under keel clearance - channel – 3.0 FT / alongside berths - 0.5 ft / Vessels 38'01" – 40’00' will be tide restricted and require 2 adequate tugs
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BERTH LIMITS/INFORMATION: (UPDATED 03/06/24)
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South Cargo Pier 4 – Max. draft – 39’06 – Max loa 975’00 – Max beam -106’00
North Cargo Pier 1A – Max. draft – 38’06”
North Cargo Pier 1B – Max. draft – 38’6” - max length for tankers at NCP 1B to be capped at 840’ (A good benchmark to use is a BCM of 420’) / 150’ Max Beam / 95,000 MT Max Displacement
North Cargo Pier 2 – Max. draft – 39’06 (Vessels over 650’ restricted to 38’06)
A vessel with a draft that does not exceed 38 00″may transit the channels and basins at any time and stage of the tide. Vessels that have a draft in excess of 38’00″are considered “tide jobs” and will be advised by the Harbormaster and Canaveral Pilots of the time of boarding with consideration given to the stage of the tide. These vessels are generally scheduled to begin an inbound transit two hours prior to high tide. A minimum under keel clearance of 2’6” is required during the transit of the channels and basins. (UPDATED 1/26/24)
54'00" MAX Waterline to Manifold for all TPSI Vessels
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
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96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG.
48 Hours - advance paperwork for foreign vessels and US flag arriving foreign to Customs and Border Patrol.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must submit a manifest to the Customs & Border Patrol AMS.
24 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by Port Authority via Harbor Master and Pilots.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within Port Canaveral must have TWIC prior to be allowed onto any terminal. Escort required without a TWIC. 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: 05/01/24 – PROPELLER CLUB - May 1 Annual Education Luncheon, Fishlips 11:30 am.
05/02/24 -Thursday, May 2: SpaceX Starlink 6-55 - National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and Federal Aviation Administration navigational warnings indicate SpaceX is targeting Thursday night for its next Starlink mission:
Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 23 Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Launch window: 9:17 p.m. Thursday to 1:48 a.m. Friday. Location: Launch Complex 40.
Trajectory: Southeast. Local sonic boom: No. Booster landing: Drone ship out on the Atlantic Ocean. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
05/06/24 - May 6 Board Meeting, Fishlips, 11:30 am
05/06/24 - Monday, May 6: NASA’s Boeing Starliner crewed flight test Boeing's CST-100 Starliner crew ship approaches the International Space Station on the company's Orbital Flight Test-2 mission before automatically docking to the Harmony module's forward port. Mission: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will fly aboard a Boeing Starliner spacecraft and a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station. Launch: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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FUTURE ISSUES: 05/22/24 - 0900 - Canaveral Port Authority Monthly meeting - 445 Challenger Road Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920
06/25/24 - Tuesday, June 25: SpaceX Falcon Heavy GOES-U - Mission: NOAA’s last GOES-U (Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites) spacecraft, which will monitor weather and environmental phenomena, will launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Launch: TBA. Location: Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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Hurricane Alert: 5/OUT OF SEASON
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CURRENT SECURITY ALERT – MARSEC 1
Tides / Currents
Tides for Canaveral Harbor (Trident Pier)
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
APRIL 2024
Tu 30 High 12:57 AM 3.8 6:42 AM Rise 1:40 AM 69
30 Low 7:32 AM 0.5 7:57 PM Set 12:01 PM
30 High 1:16 PM 2.7
30 Low 7:25 PM 0.2
MAY 2024
2024/05/01 Wed 01:54 AM 3.71 H
2024/05/01 Wed 08:23 AM 0.37 L
2024/05/01 Wed 2:21 PM 2.80 H
2024/05/01 Wed 8:25 PM 0.22 L
2024/05/02 Thu 02:55 AM 3.65 H
2024/05/02 Thu 09:20 AM 0.21 L
2024/05/02 Thu 3:30 PM 3.04 H
2024/05/02 Thu 9:33 PM 0.16 L
2024/05/03 Fri 03:58 AM 3.63 H
2024/05/03 Fri 10:17 AM 0.00 L
2024/05/03 Fri 4:36 PM 3.41 H
2024/05/03 Fri 10:42 PM 0.04 L
2024/05/04 Sat 04:58 AM 3.62 H
2024/05/04 Sat 11:09 AM -0.24 L
2024/05/04 Sat 5:34 PM 3.82 H
2024/05/04 Sat 11:45 PM -0.10 L
2024/05/05 Sun 05:52 AM 3.59 H
2024/05/05 Sun 12:00 PM -0.46 L
2024/05/05 Sun 6:28 PM 4.18 H
2024/05/06 Mon 12:45 AM -0.23 L
2024/05/06 Mon 06:45 AM 3.52 H
2024/05/06 Mon 12:49 PM -0.62 L
2024/05/06 Mon 7:21 PM 4.46 H
2024/05/07 Tue 01:43 AM -0.31 L
2024/05/07 Tue 07:38 AM 3.43 H
2024/05/07 Tue 1:38 PM -0.71 L
2024/05/07 Tue 8:14 PM 4.61 H
2024/05/08 Wed 02:37 AM -0.32 L
2024/05/08 Wed 08:30 AM 3.31 H
2024/05/08 Wed 2:27 PM -0.70 L
2024/05/08 Wed 9:04 PM 4.63 H
2024/05/09 Thu 03:28 AM -0.24 L
2024/05/09 Thu 09:20 AM 3.18 H
2024/05/09 Thu 3:14 PM -0.59 L
2024/05/09 Thu 9:52 PM 4.51 H
2024/05/10 Fri 04:19 AM -0.08 L
2024/05/10 Fri 10:09 AM 3.03 H
2024/05/10 Fri 4:02 PM -0.39 L
2024/05/10 Fri 10:41 PM 4.28 H
2024/05/11 Sat 05:13 AM 0.11 L
2024/05/11 Sat 10:59 AM 2.87 H
2024/05/11 Sat 4:53 PM -0.13 L
2024/05/11 Sat 11:31 PM 4.00 H
2024/05/12 Sun 06:10 AM 0.28 L
2024/05/12 Sun 11:52 AM 2.72 H
2024/05/12 Sun 5:49 PM 0.12 L
2024/05/13 Mon 12:22 AM 3.71 H
2024/05/13 Mon 07:06 AM 0.40 L
2024/05/13 Mon 12:47 PM 2.62 H
2024/05/13 Mon 6:49 PM 0.34 L
2024/05/14 Tue 01:12 AM 3.44 H
2024/05/14 Tue 07:57 AM 0.47 L
2024/05/14 Tue 1:43 PM 2.58 H
2024/05/14 Tue 7:46 PM 0.50 L
2024/05/15 Wed 02:02 AM 3.21 H
2024/05/15 Wed 08:46 AM 0.50 L
2024/05/15 Wed 2:42 PM 2.60 H
2024/05/15 Wed 8:42 PM 0.62 L
Th 16 High 3:06 AM 3.1 6:31 AM Set 2:43 AM 52
16 Low 9:30 AM 0.5 8:07 PM Rise 2:12 PM
16 High 3:50 PM 2.8
16 Low 9:40 PM 0.7
F 17 High 3:58 AM 3.0 6:30 AM Set 3:11 AM 61
17 Low 10:13 AM 0.4 8:07 PM Rise 3:04 PM
17 High 4:42 PM 3.0
17 Low 10:36 PM 0.7
Sa 18 High 4:44 AM 2.9 6:30 AM Set 3:37 AM 70
18 Low 10:53 AM 0.3 8:08 PM Rise 3:56 PM
18 High 5:27 PM 3.3
18 Low 11:29 PM 0.6
Su 19 High 5:27 AM 2.9 6:29 AM Set 4:03 AM 78
19 Low 11:33 AM 0.2 8:08 PM Rise 4:48 PM
19 High 6:08 PM 3.5
M 20 Low 12:18 AM 0.5 6:29 AM Set 4:30 AM 86
20 High 6:09 AM 2.8 8:09 PM Rise 5:42 PM
20 Low 12:12 PM 0.1
20 High 6:47 PM 3.7
Tu 21 Low 1:03 AM 0.4 6:28 AM Set 5:00 AM 92
21 High 6:50 AM 2.8 8:10 PM Rise 6:39 PM
21 Low 12:50 PM 0.0
21 High 7:27 PM 3.9
W 22 Low 1:46 AM 0.3 6:28 AM Set 5:33 AM 96
22 High 7:33 AM 2.8 8:10 PM Rise 7:38 PM
22 Low 1:29 PM -0.1
22 High 8:07 PM 4.0
Th 23 Low 2:27 AM 0.2 6:28 AM Set 6:11 AM 99
23 High 8:16 AM 2.8 8:11 PM Rise 8:40 PM
23 Low 2:08 PM -0.1
23 High 8:49 PM 4.1
F 24 Low 3:09 AM 0.2 6:27 AM Set 6:57 AM 99
24 High 8:59 AM 2.7 8:11 PM Rise 9:43 PM
24 Low 2:48 PM -0.1
24 High 9:32 PM 4.1
Sa 25 Low 3:52 AM 0.2 6:27 AM Set 7:50 AM 98
25 High 9:43 AM 2.7 8:12 PM Rise 10:42 PM
25 Low 3:31 PM -0.1
25 High 10:16 PM 4.1
Su 26 Low 4:39 AM 0.2 6:27 AM Set 8:50 AM 94
26 High 10:28 AM 2.7 8:12 PM Rise 11:37 PM
26 Low 4:19 PM -0.1
26 High 11:02 PM 4.1
M 27 Low 5:29 AM 0.2 6:26 AM Set 9:55 AM 89
27 High 11:16 AM 2.8 8:13 PM
27 Low 5:12 PM 0.0
27 High 11:50 PM 4.0
Tu 28 Low 6:21 AM 0.2 6:26 AM Rise 12:25 AM 81
28 High 12:08 PM 2.8 8:13 PM Set 11:01 AM
28 Low 6:11 PM 0.0
W 29 High 12:41 AM 3.9 6:26 AM Rise 1:07 AM 72
29 Low 7:13 AM 0.1 8:14 PM Set 12:08 PM
29 High 1:06 PM 2.9
29 Low 7:14 PM 0.1
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - Hazardous Weather Conditions
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Last Update: 1007 AM EDT Tue Apr 30 2024
View Nearby Observations
38NM ENE Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
This AfternoonSoutheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. A dominant period 10 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
TonightSouth winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas to 6 feet. A dominant period 10 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
WednesdaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet with occasional seas to 5 feet. A dominant period 11 seconds. A chance of showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning.
Wednesday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
ThursdaySoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Thursday NightSoutheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
FridayEast winds 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Friday NightEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SaturdayEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.