Daily Update
Port Manatee, FL
June 04, 2024
Notices
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: 06/20/24 – PORT AUTHORITY - A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority will be held Thursday, June 20, 2024, at 9:00 am, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, during a Land Use meeting, in the Patricia M. Glass Commission Chambers on the first floor of the County Administrative Center at 1112 Manatee Avenue West, Bradenton, Florida. If you have any questions, please contact Pam Wingo via email at pwingo@seaportmanatee.com or call 941-721-2395.
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Security level: MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert: - 4/SEASONAL – NO STORMS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS
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Tides / Currents
TIDES: PORT MANATEE, FL
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
JUNE 2024
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
Th 27 Low 12:31 AM -0.1 6:37 AM Rise 12:28 AM 74
27 High 7:12 AM 1.6 8:30 PM Set 12:20 PM
27 Low 11:51 AM 1.1
27 High 5:39 PM 2.1
F 28 Low 1:10 AM 0.2 6:37 AM Rise 1:02 AM 63
28 High 7:37 AM 1.7 8:30 PM Set 1:23 PM
28 Low 1:31 PM 0.9
28 High 7:07 PM 1.7
Sa 29 Low 1:47 AM 0.6 6:38 AM Rise 1:34 AM 52
29 High 8:05 AM 1.9 8:30 PM Set 2:25 PM
29 Low 3:03 PM 0.6
29 High 8:55 PM 1.5
Su 30 Low 2:21 AM 0.9 6:38 AM Rise 2:08 AM 40
30 High 8:38 AM 2.2 8:30 PM Set 3:29 PM
30 Low 4:24 PM 0.3
30 High 10:54 PM 1.4
JULY 2024
M 1 Low 2:50 AM 1.1 6:39 AM Rise 2:44 AM 29
1 High 9:16 AM 2.4 8:30 PM Set 4:35 PM
1 Low 5:33 PM 0.0
Tu 2 High 12:52 AM 1.4 6:39 AM Rise 3:25 AM 20
2 Low 3:12 AM 1.2 8:30 PM Set 5:41 PM
2 High 9:57 AM 2.5
2 Low 6:33 PM -0.3
W 3 High 10:42 AM 2.7 6:39 AM Rise 4:12 AM 11
3 Low 7:26 PM -0.4 8:30 PM Set 6:47 PM
Th 4 High 11:29 AM 2.7 6:40 AM Rise 5:05 AM 5
4 Low 8:14 PM -0.4 8:30 PM Set 7:49 PM
F 5 High 12:16 PM 2.7 6:40 AM Rise 6:03 AM 1
5 Low 8:57 PM -0.4 8:30 PM Set 8:45 PM
Sa 6 High 1:01 PM 2.7 6:41 AM Rise 7:05 AM 0
6 Low 9:35 PM -0.3 8:30 PM Set 9:33 PM
Su 7 High 1:45 PM 2.7 6:41 AM Rise 8:06 AM 0
7 Low 10:09 PM -0.2 8:29 PM Set 10:13 PM
M 8 High 5:26 AM 1.4 6:42 AM Rise 9:06 AM 3
8 Low 7:48 AM 1.2 8:29 PM Set 10:49 PM
8 High 2:29 PM 2.5
8 Low 10:41 PM -0.1
Tu 9 High 5:34 AM 1.5 6:42 AM Rise 10:02 AM 7
9 Low 8:57 AM 1.2 8:29 PM Set 11:19 PM
9 High 3:14 PM 2.4
9 Low 11:12 PM 0.1
W 10 High 5:47 AM 1.6 6:42 AM Rise 10:56 AM 13
10 Low 10:06 AM 1.1 8:29 PM Set 11:47 PM
10 High 4:02 PM 2.2
10 Low 11:41 PM 0.2
Th 11 High 6:05 AM 1.6 6:43 AM Rise 11:48 AM 21
11 Low 11:18 AM 1.0 8:29 PM
11 High 4:56 PM 1.9
F 12 Low 12:11 AM 0.4 6:43 AM Set 12:14 AM 29
12 High 6:28 AM 1.7 8:29 PM Rise 12:39 PM
12 Low 12:34 PM 0.9
12 High 6:00 PM 1.7
Sa 13 Low 12:40 AM 0.7 6:44 AM Set 12:40 AM 38
13 High 6:54 AM 1.9 8:28 PM Rise 1:30 PM
13 Low 1:51 PM 0.8
13 High 7:23 PM 1.5
Su 14 Low 1:08 AM 0.9 6:44 AM Set 1:07 AM 48
14 High 7:25 AM 2.0 8:28 PM Rise 2:23 PM
14 Low 3:07 PM 0.6
14 High 9:14 PM 1.4
M 15 Low 1:34 AM 1.0 6:45 AM Set 1:37 AM 57
15 High 8:00 AM 2.2 8:28 PM Rise 3:19 PM
15 Low 4:19 PM 0.4
15 High 11:30 PM 1.4
Tu 16 Low 1:54 AM 1.2 6:45 AM Set 2:11 AM 67
16 High 8:41 AM 2.3 8:27 PM Rise 4:18 PM
16 Low 5:22 PM 0.2
W 17 High 9:28 AM 2.4 6:46 AM Set 2:51 AM 76
17 Low 6:19 PM 0.0 8:27 PM Rise 5:19 PM
Th 18 High 10:19 AM 2.5 6:46 AM Set 3:38 AM 84
18 Low 7:10 PM -0.2 8:27 PM Rise 6:22 PM
F 19 High 11:12 AM 2.7 6:47 AM Set 4:34 AM 91
19 Low 7:57 PM -0.3 8:26 PM Rise 7:22 PM
Sa 20 High 12:04 PM 2.8 6:47 AM Set 5:37 AM 96
20 Low 8:41 PM -0.4 8:26 PM Rise 8:18 PM
Su 21 High 12:56 PM 2.9 6:48 AM Set 6:45 AM 99
21 Low 9:21 PM -0.4 8:25 PM Rise 9:07 PM
M 22 High 4:34 AM 1.5 6:49 AM Set 7:55 AM 99
22 Low 7:02 AM 1.3 8:25 PM Rise 9:50 PM
22 High 1:48 PM 2.9
22 Low 10:00 PM -0.3
Tu 23 High 4:43 AM 1.5 6:49 AM Set 9:04 AM 97
23 Low 8:12 AM 1.2 8:24 PM Rise 10:28 PM
23 High 2:41 PM 2.8
23 Low 10:36 PM -0.2
W 24 High 4:57 AM 1.6 6:50 AM Set 10:10 AM 92
24 Low 9:23 AM 1.0 8:24 PM Rise 11:03 PM
24 High 3:37 PM 2.6
24 Low 11:11 PM 0.1
Th 25 High 5:16 AM 1.6 6:50 AM Set 11:15 AM 85
25 Low 10:36 AM 0.9 8:23 PM Rise 11:36 PM
25 High 4:39 PM 2.3
25 Low 11:43 PM 0.4
F 26 High 5:40 AM 1.8 6:51 AM Set 12:19 PM 76
26 Low 11:55 AM 0.8 8:23 PM
26 High 5:51 PM 1.9
Sa 27 Low 12:12 AM 0.8 6:51 AM Rise 12:10 AM 65
27 High 6:11 AM 2.1 8:22 PM Set 1:23 PM
27 Low 1:19 PM 0.6
27 High 7:24 PM 1.6
Su 28 Low 12:37 AM 1.0 6:52 AM Rise 12:45 AM 54
28 High 6:47 AM 2.3 8:22 PM Set 2:28 PM
28 Low 2:48 PM 0.4
28 High 9:38 PM 1.4
M 29 Low 12:54 AM 1.2 6:52 AM Rise 1:24 AM 43
29 High 7:33 AM 2.4 8:21 PM Set 3:34 PM
29 Low 4:14 PM 0.2
Tu 30 High 8:28 AM 2.5 6:53 AM Rise 2:08 AM 32
30 Low 5:29 PM 0.0 8:20 PM Set 4:39 PM
W 31 High 9:32 AM 2.6 6:53 AM Rise 2:58 AM 22
31 Low 6:31 PM -0.1 8:20 PM Set 5:41 PM
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: 4NM NNW Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TonightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly this evening.
WednesdaySoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
ThursdaySouth winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday NightWest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
FridayWest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday NightWest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
SaturdayWest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Saturday NightWest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
SundayWest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Marine Zone Forecast
TonightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly this evening.
WednesdaySoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
ThursdaySouth winds around 5 knots, becoming west in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday NightWest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
FridayWest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday NightWest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
SaturdayWest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Saturday NightWest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
SundayWest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.