Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
February 28, 2025
Notices
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION:
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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 01/27/25)
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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. (CONFIRMED 01/27/25)
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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VESSEL SCHEDULE – IN – NONE
DUE: NONE
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: 03/02/25 - Sunday, March 2: SpaceX Starlink 12-20 - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Tuesday, February 18, 2025. The rocket is carrying 23 Starlink satellites. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK - Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. Launch window: 8:29 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday. Trajectory: Southeast. Location: Launch Complex 40 Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
03/05/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - March 5 – Monthly Luncheon with Guest Speaker Port Commission Chairman RADM Wayne Justice, USCG (Ret.), Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill, 11:30 am March TBD – Networking Happy Hour - MARCH NETWORKING LUNCHEON - We are thrilled to announce our Guest Speaker for the March Luncheon: Port Canaveral Commission Chair, RADM Wayne Justice, USCG (Ret). 📅 Date: March 5th @ 11:30 Location: Fishlips - 610 Glen Cheek Dr, Cape Canaveral
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FUTURE ISSUES: 03/12/25 - Wednesday, March 12: NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 - NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 members (from left to right): NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers, Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, NASA astronaut Anne McClain and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi. Mission: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 crew members will launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station on a Falcon 9 rocket. Launch: TBA.
Location: TBA. Sonic booms: TBA. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
03/19/25 - 0900 – PCPA MONTHLY MEETING
TBA: United Launch Alliance USSF-106 - On Oct. 21, United Launch Alliance officials released this photo of crews stacking a Vulcan rocket for the USSF-106 mission at Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Mission: Equipped with four solid rocket boosters, ULA's third Vulcan rocket will take flight on the Space Force's USSF-106 national security mission into geosynchronous orbit more than 22,000 miles above Earth. Launch: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No.
04/11/24 – PROPELLER CLUB - ShrimpFeast is back and is scheduled for Friday, April 11 from 6 to 10 pm at Cruise Terminal 5, Port Canaveral! We invite all of our Members and Friends to join us for this, our signature Fundraising event of the year. Proceeds go towards our community programs, including the Rockledge High School HELM Maritime Studies program and our Scholarships!
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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
FEBRUARY 2025
F 28 Low 1:23 AM -0.8 6:48 AM Rise 7:15 AM 0
28 High 7:47 AM 4.1 6:22 PM Set 7:20 PM
28 Low 1:53 PM -0.6
28 High 8:06 PM 3.9
MARCH 2025
Sa 1 Low 2:13 AM -0.8 6:47 AM Rise 7:49 AM 0
1 High 8:32 AM 4.0 6:22 PM Set 8:26 PM
1 Low 2:36 PM -0.7
1 High 8:56 PM 4.1
Su 2 Low 3:05 AM -0.6 6:46 AM Rise 8:23 AM 4
2 High 9:17 AM 3.8 6:23 PM Set 9:34 PM
2 Low 3:21 PM -0.8
2 High 9:46 PM 4.2
M 3 Low 4:00 AM -0.5 6:45 AM Rise 8:59 AM 10
3 High 10:04 AM 3.6 6:24 PM Set 10:42 PM
3 Low 4:09 PM -0.7
3 High 10:37 PM 4.2
Tu 4 Low 4:59 AM -0.2 6:44 AM Rise 9:39 AM 18
4 High 10:54 AM 3.3 6:24 PM Set 11:52 PM
4 Low 5:02 PM -0.5
4 High 11:32 PM 4.1
W 5 Low 6:01 AM 0.0 6:43 AM Rise 10:24 AM 28
5 High 11:48 AM 3.0 6:25 PM
5 Low 5:59 PM -0.4
Th 6 High 12:34 AM 3.9 6:41 AM Set 1:00 AM 39
6 Low 7:07 AM 0.2 6:26 PM Rise 11:16 AM
6 High 12:50 PM 2.7
6 Low 7:00 PM -0.2
F 7 High 1:44 AM 3.7 6:40 AM Set 2:05 AM 50
7 Low 8:15 AM 0.4 6:26 PM Rise 12:13 PM
7 High 2:02 PM 2.6
7 Low 8:06 PM -0.1
Sa 8 High 2:59 AM 3.6 6:39 AM Set 3:04 AM 61
8 Low 9:24 AM 0.4 6:27 PM Rise 1:15 PM
8 High 3:17 PM 2.7
8 Low 9:13 PM 0.0
Su 9 High 5:06 AM 3.6 7:38 AM Set 4:55 AM 71
9 Low 11:29 AM 0.4 7:27 PM Rise 3:18 PM
9 High 5:22 PM 2.8
9 Low 11:19 PM 0.0
M 10 High 6:03 AM 3.6 7:37 AM Set 5:38 AM 80
10 Low 12:24 PM 0.3 7:28 PM Rise 4:20 PM
10 High 6:17 PM 3.0
Tu 11 Low 12:17 AM -0.1 7:36 AM Set 6:15 AM 87
11 High 6:52 AM 3.6 7:29 PM Rise 5:19 PM
11 Low 1:08 PM 0.2
11 High 7:06 PM 3.1
W 12 Low 1:07 AM -0.1 7:35 AM Set 6:47 AM 93
12 High 7:34 AM 3.6 7:29 PM Rise 6:16 PM
12 Low 1:45 PM 0.1
12 High 7:49 PM 3.3
Th 13 Low 1:50 AM -0.1 7:34 AM Set 7:16 AM 97
13 High 8:12 AM 3.6 7:30 PM Rise 7:10 PM
13 Low 2:18 PM 0.0
13 High 8:30 PM 3.4
F 14 Low 2:30 AM -0.1 7:33 AM Set 7:42 AM 99
14 High 8:47 AM 3.5 7:30 PM Rise 8:03 PM
14 Low 2:49 PM -0.1
14 High 9:07 PM 3.6
Sa 15 Low 3:09 AM 0.0 7:31 AM Set 8:09 AM 99
15 High 9:22 AM 3.3 7:31 PM Rise 8:56 PM
15 Low 3:20 PM -0.1
15 High 9:44 PM 3.6
Su 16 Low 3:48 AM 0.1 7:30 AM Set 8:35 AM 98
16 High 9:55 AM 3.2 7:31 PM Rise 9:49 PM
16 Low 3:53 PM 0.0
16 High 10:20 PM 3.6
M 17 Low 4:28 AM 0.2 7:29 AM Set 9:04 AM 94
17 High 10:30 AM 3.0 7:32 PM Rise 10:43 PM
17 Low 4:27 PM 0.1
17 High 10:56 PM 3.6
Tu 18 Low 5:10 AM 0.4 7:28 AM Set 9:35 AM 89
18 High 11:05 AM 2.8 7:33 PM Rise 11:38 PM
18 Low 5:04 PM 0.2
18 High 11:34 PM 3.5
W 19 Low 5:55 AM 0.5 7:27 AM Set 10:10 AM 83
19 High 11:42 AM 2.7 7:33 PM
19 Low 5:45 PM 0.3
Th 20 High 12:16 AM 3.4 7:26 AM Rise 12:36 AM 75
20 Low 6:44 AM 0.7 7:34 PM Set 10:51 AM
20 High 12:23 PM 2.5
20 Low 6:32 PM 0.4
F 21 High 1:04 AM 3.3 7:24 AM Rise 1:33 AM 67
21 Low 7:36 AM 0.8 7:34 PM Set 11:38 AM
21 High 1:12 PM 2.4
21 Low 7:25 PM 0.5
Sa 22 High 2:01 AM 3.2 7:23 AM Rise 2:29 AM 57
22 Low 8:31 AM 0.8 7:35 PM Set 12:32 PM
22 High 2:10 PM 2.4
22 Low 8:22 PM 0.4
Su 23 High 3:04 AM 3.3 7:22 AM Rise 3:22 AM 47
23 Low 9:28 AM 0.7 7:35 PM Set 1:32 PM
23 High 3:16 PM 2.5
23 Low 9:23 PM 0.3
M 24 High 4:06 AM 3.4 7:21 AM Rise 4:10 AM 37
24 Low 10:25 AM 0.6 7:36 PM Set 2:36 PM
24 High 4:19 PM 2.7
24 Low 10:24 PM 0.2
Tu 25 High 5:02 AM 3.6 7:20 AM Rise 4:53 AM 27
25 Low 11:18 AM 0.4 7:37 PM Set 3:42 PM
25 High 5:17 PM 3.0
25 Low 11:24 PM -0.1
W 26 High 5:53 AM 3.8 7:19 AM Rise 5:32 AM 18
26 Low 12:07 PM 0.0 7:37 PM Set 4:49 PM
26 High 6:11 PM 3.4
Th 27 Low 12:21 AM -0.3 7:18 AM Rise 6:08 AM 10
27 High 6:42 AM 3.9 7:38 PM Set 5:56 PM
27 Low 12:53 PM -0.3
27 High 7:03 PM 3.8
F 28 Low 1:15 AM -0.5 7:16 AM Rise 6:43 AM 4
28 High 7:30 AM 4.0 7:38 PM Set 7:03 PM
28 Low 1:37 PM -0.5
28 High 7:54 PM 4.2
Sa 29 Low 2:07 AM -0.6 7:15 AM Rise 7:17 AM 0
29 High 8:18 AM 4.0 7:39 PM Set 8:11 PM
29 Low 2:21 PM -0.7
29 High 8:45 PM 4.5
Su 30 Low 2:59 AM -0.6 7:14 AM Rise 7:53 AM 0
30 High 9:07 AM 3.9 7:39 PM Set 9:22 PM
30 Low 3:06 PM -0.8
30 High 9:36 PM 4.7
M 31 Low 3:52 AM -0.5 7:13 AM Rise 8:32 AM 2
31 High 9:55 AM 3.7 7:40 PM Set 10:34 PM
31 Low 3:53 PM -0.8
31 High 10:27 PM 4.7
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - Hazardous Weather Conditions
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Last Update: 925 AM EST Fri Feb 28 2025
View Nearby Observations
33NM ENE Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
Rest Of TodayNorth winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: north 5 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
TonightNortheast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: north 4 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 8 seconds.
SaturdayWest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: north 2 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Saturday NightWest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and north 2 feet at 5 seconds.
SundayNorth winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 9 seconds.
Sunday NightNortheast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: north 4 feet at 7 seconds.
MondayNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Monday NightEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
TuesdaySoutheast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
Tuesday NightSoutheast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
