Daily Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
May 22, 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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CURRENT ISSUES: 05/23/24 - Thursday, May 23: SpaceX Starlink - A National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency navigational advisory indicates another 4½-hour launch window will open Thursday night for a SpaceX Starlink mission. Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a payload of Starlink internet satellites. Launch: 6:45 p.m. until 11:16 p.m. Trajectory: Southeast. Local sonic boom: No. Booster landing: Drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
05/25/24 – 1000 - PROPELLER CLUB - The Port Canaveral Maritime Day event will be held on Saturday, May 25th at Rusty's Seafood & Oyster Bar at 10 am. A memorial ceremony at Rusty's will be followed by a Harbor Tour aboard Space Coast River Tours Blue Dolphin for a laying of a wreath on the waters of the harbor. attached
05/27/24 - Monday, May 27: SpaceX Starlink - A NGA navigational advisory indicates another 4½-hour launch window will open Monday morning for a SpaceX Starlink mission. Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a payload of Starlink internet satellites. Launch: 7:30 a.m. until 12:01 p.m. Trajectory: Southeast. Local sonic boom: No. Booster landing: Drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
TBA: NASA’s Boeing Starliner crewed flight test - Mission: NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will fly aboard a Boeing Starliner spacecraft and a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket to the International Space Station.
Launch: TBA (postponed after a May 6 scrub). Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Trajectory: Northeast. Live coverage: Starts at noon at floridatoday.com/space.
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FUTURE ISSUES: 06/05/24 – Propeller Club luncheon
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.
06/26/24 - 0900 - Canaveral Port Authority Monthly meeting - 445 Challenger Road Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920
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Hurricane Alert: 5/OUT OF SEASON
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CURRENT SECURITY ALERT – MARSEC 1
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Tides / Currents
Tides for Canaveral Harbor (Trident Pier)
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
MAY 2024
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
Th 30 High 1:35 AM 3.7 6:26 AM Rise 1:44 AM 61
30 Low 8:05 AM 0.0 8:15 PM Set 1:13 PM
30 High 2:10 PM 3.1
30 Low 8:18 PM 0.1
F 31 High 2:33 AM 3.6 6:25 AM Rise 2:18 AM 50
31 Low 8:56 AM -0.2 8:15 PM Set 2:17 PM
31 High 3:16 PM 3.4
31 Low 9:23 PM 0.1
JUNE 2024
Sa 1 High 3:33 AM 3.4 6:25 AM Rise 2:51 AM 38
1 Low 9:47 AM -0.3 8:16 PM Set 3:20 PM
1 High 4:18 PM 3.7
1 Low 10:29 PM 0.1
Su 2 High 4:30 AM 3.3 6:25 AM Rise 3:23 AM 27
2 Low 10:39 AM -0.5 8:16 PM Set 4:25 PM
2 High 5:16 PM 4.1
2 Low 11:33 PM 0.0
M 3 High 5:26 AM 3.2 6:25 AM Rise 3:58 AM 17
3 Low 11:31 AM -0.6 8:17 PM Set 5:32 PM
3 High 6:11 PM 4.3
Tu 4 Low 12:34 AM -0.1 6:25 AM Rise 4:36 AM 9
4 High 6:21 AM 3.1 8:17 PM Set 6:40 PM
4 Low 12:22 PM -0.7
4 High 7:04 PM 4.5
W 5 Low 1:29 AM -0.1 6:25 AM Rise 5:20 AM 4
5 High 7:15 AM 3.1 8:17 PM Set 7:49 PM
5 Low 1:12 PM -0.7
5 High 7:55 PM 4.5
Th 6 Low 2:21 AM -0.1 6:24 AM Rise 6:10 AM 0
6 High 8:08 AM 3.0 8:18 PM Set 8:55 PM
6 Low 2:01 PM -0.6
6 High 8:46 PM 4.5
F 7 Low 3:11 AM -0.1 6:24 AM Rise 7:06 AM 0
7 High 9:00 AM 2.9 8:18 PM Set 9:55 PM
7 Low 2:50 PM -0.5
7 High 9:36 PM 4.3
Sa 8 Low 4:01 AM 0.0 6:24 AM Rise 8:07 AM 1
8 High 9:51 AM 2.9 8:19 PM Set 10:48 PM
8 Low 3:38 PM -0.3
8 High 10:23 PM 4.1
Su 9 Low 4:50 AM 0.1 6:24 AM Rise 9:09 AM 5
9 High 10:40 AM 2.8 8:19 PM Set 11:33 PM
9 Low 4:28 PM -0.1
9 High 11:08 PM 3.9
M 10 Low 5:40 AM 0.2 6:24 AM Rise 10:09 AM 11
10 High 11:28 AM 2.8 8:20 PM
10 Low 5:20 PM 0.1
10 High 11:53 PM 3.7
Tu 11 Low 6:28 AM 0.3 6:24 AM Set 12:11 AM 18
11 High 12:17 PM 2.7 8:20 PM Rise 11:08 AM
11 Low 6:14 PM 0.3
W 12 High 12:37 AM 3.4 6:24 AM Set 12:43 AM 27
12 Low 7:14 AM 0.3 8:20 PM Rise 12:03 PM
12 High 1:09 PM 2.7
12 Low 7:09 PM 0.5
Th 13 High 1:22 AM 3.2 6:24 AM Set 1:12 AM 36
13 Low 7:57 AM 0.3 8:21 PM Rise 12:56 PM
13 High 2:05 PM 2.8
13 Low 8:03 PM 0.6
F 14 High 2:09 AM 3.0 6:25 AM Set 1:38 AM 45
14 Low 8:37 AM 0.3 8:21 PM Rise 1:47 PM
14 High 3:01 PM 2.9
14 Low 8:58 PM 0.7
Sa 15 High 2:58 AM 2.8 6:25 AM Set 2:04 AM 54
15 Low 9:18 AM 0.2 8:21 PM Rise 2:39 PM
15 High 3:54 PM 3.1
15 Low 9:53 PM 0.7
Su 16 High 3:47 AM 2.7 6:25 AM Set 2:31 AM 64
16 Low 9:59 AM 0.2 8:22 PM Rise 3:32 PM
16 High 4:42 PM 3.3
16 Low 10:48 PM 0.7
M 17 High 4:36 AM 2.6 6:25 AM Set 2:59 AM 73
17 Low 10:42 AM 0.1 8:22 PM Rise 4:27 PM
17 High 5:26 PM 3.5
17 Low 11:41 PM 0.6
Tu 18 High 5:23 AM 2.6 6:25 AM Set 3:30 AM 81
18 Low 11:26 AM 0.0 8:22 PM Rise 5:25 PM
18 High 6:10 PM 3.7
W 19 Low 12:30 AM 0.5 6:25 AM Set 4:06 AM 88
19 High 6:10 AM 2.6 8:22 PM Rise 6:26 PM
19 Low 12:11 PM -0.1
19 High 6:53 PM 3.9
Th 20 Low 1:17 AM 0.3 6:26 AM Set 4:49 AM 94
20 High 6:57 AM 2.6 8:23 PM Rise 7:29 PM
20 Low 12:56 PM -0.2
20 High 7:39 PM 4.0
F 21 Low 2:01 AM 0.2 6:26 AM Set 5:40 AM 98
21 High 7:44 AM 2.7 8:23 PM Rise 8:32 PM
21 Low 1:41 PM -0.3
21 High 8:25 PM 4.1
Sa 22 Low 2:46 AM 0.1 6:26 AM Set 6:39 AM 99
22 High 8:33 AM 2.7 8:23 PM Rise 9:30 PM
22 Low 2:27 PM -0.4
22 High 9:12 PM 4.2
Su 23 Low 3:31 AM 0.1 6:26 AM Set 7:44 AM 99
23 High 9:22 AM 2.8 8:23 PM Rise 10:21 PM
23 Low 3:14 PM -0.4
23 High 9:59 PM 4.3
M 24 Low 4:19 AM 0.0 6:27 AM Set 8:52 AM 96
24 High 10:12 AM 2.9 8:23 PM Rise 11:06 PM
24 Low 4:05 PM -0.3
24 High 10:45 PM 4.2
Tu 25 Low 5:08 AM -0.1 6:27 AM Set 10:00 AM 91
25 High 11:03 AM 3.0 8:23 PM Rise 11:46 PM
25 Low 5:01 PM -0.3
25 High 11:33 PM 4.1
W 26 Low 5:59 AM -0.1 6:27 AM Set 11:07 AM 83
26 High 11:57 AM 3.2 8:24 PM
26 Low 6:01 PM -0.1
Th 27 High 12:22 AM 3.9 6:27 AM Rise 12:21 AM 74
27 Low 6:49 AM -0.2 8:24 PM Set 12:11 PM
27 High 12:54 PM 3.3
27 Low 7:03 PM 0.0
F 28 High 1:13 AM 3.7 6:28 AM Rise 12:54 AM 63
28 Low 7:39 AM -0.3 8:24 PM Set 1:14 PM
28 High 1:55 PM 3.5
28 Low 8:07 PM 0.1
Sa 29 High 2:09 AM 3.4 6:28 AM Rise 1:26 AM 52
29 Low 8:29 AM -0.4 8:24 PM Set 2:18 PM
29 High 2:59 PM 3.7
29 Low 9:12 PM 0.2
Su 30 High 3:08 AM 3.2 6:28 AM Rise 1:59 AM 40
30 Low 9:21 AM -0.5 8:24 PM Set 3:22 PM
30 High 4:02 PM 3.9
30 Low 10:17 PM 0.2
JULY 2024
M 1 High 4:08 AM 3.0 6:29 AM Rise 2:35 AM 29
1 Low 10:13 AM -0.5 8:24 PM Set 4:28 PM
1 High 5:01 PM 4.1
1 Low 11:22 PM 0.2
Tu 2 High 5:07 AM 2.9 6:29 AM Rise 3:15 AM 20
2 Low 11:08 AM -0.5 8:24 PM Set 5:35 PM
2 High 5:57 PM 4.2
W 3 Low 12:23 AM 0.2 6:30 AM Rise 4:02 AM 11
3 High 6:03 AM 2.8 8:24 PM Set 6:41 PM
3 Low 12:02 PM -0.5
3 High 6:50 PM 4.3
Th 4 Low 1:19 AM 0.1 6:30 AM Rise 4:54 AM 5
4 High 6:58 AM 2.8 8:24 PM Set 7:43 PM
4 Low 12:54 PM -0.4
4 High 7:42 PM 4.3
F 5 Low 2:09 AM 0.1 6:31 AM Rise 5:53 AM 1
5 High 7:51 AM 2.8 8:24 PM Set 8:39 PM
5 Low 1:44 PM -0.4
5 High 8:31 PM 4.2
Sa 6 Low 2:55 AM 0.1 6:31 AM Rise 6:54 AM 0
6 High 8:42 AM 2.9 8:23 PM Set 9:26 PM
6 Low 2:32 PM -0.3
6 High 9:18 PM 4.1
Su 7 Low 3:39 AM 0.2 6:31 AM Rise 7:56 AM 0
7 High 9:31 AM 2.9 8:23 PM Set 10:07 PM
7 Low 3:18 PM -0.2
7 High 10:01 PM 4.0
M 8 Low 4:23 AM 0.2 6:32 AM Rise 8:56 AM 3
8 High 10:17 AM 2.9 8:23 PM Set 10:42 PM
8 Low 4:04 PM 0.0
8 High 10:42 PM 3.8
Tu 9 Low 5:05 AM 0.2 6:32 AM Rise 9:53 AM 7
9 High 11:01 AM 2.9 8:23 PM Set 11:12 PM
9 Low 4:52 PM 0.2
9 High 11:20 PM 3.6
W 10 Low 5:46 AM 0.3 6:33 AM Rise 10:47 AM 13
10 High 11:45 AM 2.9 8:23 PM Set 11:40 PM
10 Low 5:41 PM 0.4
10 High 11:58 PM 3.4
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: Hazardous Weather Conditions
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Last Update: 310 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024
View Nearby Observations
38NM E Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TonightEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 7 seconds.
ThursdayEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and north 1 foot at 7 seconds.
Thursday NightEast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and north 1 foot at 7 seconds.
FridaySouth winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds.
Friday NightSoutheast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Wave detail: northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
SaturdaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the evening, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: south 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SundaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the evening, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
MondaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
