Port Update
Port Manatee, FL
February 06, 2025
Notices
PORT MANATEE, FL (27-38’N 82-33’30”W)
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 01/27/25)
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish)
Harbor entrance – Increase maximum draft to 37 08” +/- tide to a maximum of 38 08”.
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths:
Berth 4 - 39'-02"
Berth 5 - 39'-02"
Berth 6 - 39'-06" – TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Berth 7 – 38-00”
Berth 8 – 37’09
Berth 9 - 39'-08" (37'-08" inside 50' of berth 8 bulkhead)
Berth 10 - 39'-03"
Berth 12 - 38'-00"
Berth 14 - 39'10"
The restrictions for docking at Port Manatee are as follows. However, please contact the agents for any vessel with a draft of 37’08 to confirm actual tidal restrictions, as they change daily. (UPDATED 01/27/25)
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: 02/10/25 – SEAPORT MANATEE - A SPECIAL MEETING of the Manatee County Port Authority for the purchase of land will be held Monday, February 10, 2025, at 9:00 am, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, in the third-floor meeting room of the International Center at SeaPort Manatee, 1905 Intermodal Circle, Palmetto, Florida. Anyone wishing to attend this meeting who does not have an appropriate SeaPort Manatee identification badge may enter SeaPort Manatee by the north or south gate by displaying photo identification, generally a driver’s license. If you have any questions, please contact Pam Wingo via email at pwingo@seaportmanatee.com or call 941-721-2395.
Any person requiring special accommodations at this meeting because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Pam Wingo 48 hours in advance of the meeting by telephone (941) 721-2395 or by email at pwingo@seaportmanatee.com
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FUTURE ISSUES: 02/24/25 – 1300 – Ribbon cutting for new Crane - Monday, February 24, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., for a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Florida Department of Transportation to celebrate the commissioning of two new Konecranes Gottwald Generation 6 mobile harbor cranes. Attached
02/27/25 – 1800 – SEAPORT MANATEE – STATE OF THE PORT
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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
FEBRUARY 2025
Th 6 Low 2:37 AM -0.4 7:13 AM Set 2:07 AM 54
6 High 6:27 PM 2.0 6:15 PM Rise 12:38 PM
F 7 Low 4:01 AM -0.6 7:13 AM Set 3:13 AM 65
7 High 7:42 PM 2.0 6:16 PM Rise 1:31 PM
Sa 8 Low 5:08 AM -0.8 7:12 AM Set 4:17 AM 75
8 High 9:04 PM 2.0 6:17 PM Rise 2:30 PM
Su 9 Low 6:01 AM -0.8 7:11 AM Set 5:14 AM 84
9 High 10:16 PM 2.0 6:17 PM Rise 3:33 PM
M 10 Low 6:43 AM -0.8 7:11 AM Set 6:03 AM 91
10 High 2:14 PM 1.2 6:18 PM Rise 4:36 PM
10 Low 4:57 PM 1.0
10 High 11:14 PM 2.0
Tu 11 Low 7:17 AM -0.7 7:10 AM Set 6:45 AM 96
11 High 2:15 PM 1.2 6:19 PM Rise 5:38 PM
11 Low 5:58 PM 0.9
W 12 High 12:03 AM 2.0 7:09 AM Set 7:21 AM 99
12 Low 7:44 AM -0.6 6:20 PM Rise 6:37 PM
12 High 2:19 PM 1.2
12 Low 6:48 PM 0.7
Th 13 High 12:45 AM 1.9 7:09 AM Set 7:52 AM 99
13 Low 8:07 AM -0.4 6:20 PM Rise 7:33 PM
13 High 2:24 PM 1.3
13 Low 7:33 PM 0.5
F 14 High 1:25 AM 1.8 7:08 AM Set 8:21 AM 98
14 Low 8:28 AM -0.2 6:21 PM Rise 8:26 PM
14 High 2:31 PM 1.4
14 Low 8:17 PM 0.4
Sa 15 High 2:05 AM 1.6 7:07 AM Set 8:48 AM 95
15 Low 8:47 AM 0.0 6:22 PM Rise 9:18 PM
15 High 2:43 PM 1.6
15 Low 9:02 PM 0.2
Su 16 High 2:48 AM 1.5 7:06 AM Set 9:15 AM 90
16 Low 9:05 AM 0.2 6:22 PM Rise 10:10 PM
16 High 2:59 PM 1.6
16 Low 9:49 PM 0.1
M 17 High 3:37 AM 1.3 7:05 AM Set 9:42 AM 84
17 Low 9:22 AM 0.4 6:23 PM Rise 11:03 PM
17 High 3:21 PM 1.7
17 Low 10:41 PM 0.0
Tu 18 High 4:37 AM 1.1 7:04 AM Set 10:12 AM 77
18 Low 9:36 AM 0.6 6:24 PM Rise 11:57 PM
18 High 3:47 PM 1.8
18 Low 11:42 PM -0.1
W 19 High 6:04 AM 0.9 7:04 AM Set 10:45 AM 68
19 Low 9:38 AM 0.8 6:24 PM
19 High 4:20 PM 1.9
Th 20 Low 12:56 AM -0.1 7:03 AM Rise 12:54 AM 59
20 High 5:01 PM 1.9 6:25 PM Set 11:23 AM
F 21 Low 2:20 AM -0.2 7:02 AM Rise 1:52 AM 50
21 High 5:57 PM 1.8 6:26 PM Set 12:07 PM
Sa 22 Low 3:39 AM -0.3 7:01 AM Rise 2:50 AM 40
22 High 7:15 PM 1.8 6:26 PM Set 12:59 PM
Su 23 Low 4:42 AM -0.5 7:00 AM Rise 3:46 AM 30
23 High 8:40 PM 1.9 6:27 PM Set 1:57 PM
M 24 Low 5:30 AM -0.6 6:59 AM Rise 4:39 AM 21
24 High 9:52 PM 2.0 6:28 PM Set 3:01 PM
Tu 25 Low 6:11 AM -0.7 6:58 AM Rise 5:27 AM 13
25 High 1:23 PM 1.2 6:28 PM Set 4:07 PM
25 Low 4:47 PM 0.9
25 High 10:51 PM 2.1
W 26 Low 6:46 AM -0.7 6:57 AM Rise 6:09 AM 7
26 High 1:26 PM 1.2 6:29 PM Set 5:15 PM
26 Low 5:42 PM 0.8
26 High 11:45 PM 2.2
Th 27 Low 7:18 AM -0.6 6:56 AM Rise 6:47 AM 2
27 High 1:32 PM 1.3 6:30 PM Set 6:22 PM
27 Low 6:34 PM 0.5
F 28 High 12:36 AM 2.1 6:55 AM Rise 7:23 AM 0
28 Low 7:47 AM -0.4 6:30 PM Set 7:28 PM
28 High 1:42 PM 1.5
28 Low 7:24 PM 0.2
MARCH 2025
Sa 1 High 1:29 AM 2.0 6:54 AM Rise 7:57 AM 0
1 Low 8:13 AM -0.1 6:31 PM Set 8:34 PM
1 High 1:57 PM 1.6
1 Low 8:17 PM 0.0
Su 2 High 2:23 AM 1.7 6:53 AM Rise 8:32 AM 4
2 Low 8:36 AM 0.2 6:31 PM Set 9:41 PM
2 High 2:17 PM 1.8
2 Low 9:12 PM -0.2
M 3 High 3:24 AM 1.5 6:52 AM Rise 9:09 AM 10
3 Low 8:55 AM 0.5 6:32 PM Set 10:49 PM
3 High 2:42 PM 2.0
3 Low 10:14 PM -0.4
Tu 4 High 4:39 AM 1.2 6:51 AM Rise 9:49 AM 18
4 Low 9:05 AM 0.8 6:33 PM Set 11:58 PM
4 High 3:13 PM 2.1
4 Low 11:25 PM -0.4
W 5 High 3:51 PM 2.2 6:50 AM Rise 10:34 AM 28
5 6:33 PM
Th 6 Low 12:52 AM -0.4 6:49 AM Set 1:06 AM 39
6 High 4:40 PM 2.1 6:34 PM Rise 11:26 AM
F 7 Low 2:29 AM -0.4 6:48 AM Set 2:11 AM 50
7 High 5:51 PM 2.0 6:34 PM Rise 12:24 PM
Sa 8 Low 3:52 AM -0.5 6:47 AM Set 3:10 AM 61
8 High 7:39 PM 1.9 6:35 PM Rise 1:25 PM
Su 9 Low 5:53 AM -0.5 7:46 AM Set 5:01 AM 71
9 High 10:21 PM 1.9 7:36 PM Rise 3:28 PM
M 10 Low 6:38 AM -0.5 7:45 AM Set 5:44 AM 80
10 High 1:58 PM 1.3 7:36 PM Rise 4:30 PM
10 Low 5:37 PM 1.0
10 High 11:32 PM 1.9
Tu 11 Low 7:13 AM -0.4 7:44 AM Set 6:21 AM 87
11 High 2:00 PM 1.4 7:37 PM Rise 5:29 PM
11 Low 6:34 PM 0.9
W 12 High 12:26 AM 1.9 7:42 AM Set 6:54 AM 93
12 Low 7:40 AM -0.3 7:37 PM Rise 6:25 PM
12 High 2:04 PM 1.5
12 Low 7:18 PM 0.7
Th 13 High 1:10 AM 1.8 7:41 AM Set 7:23 AM 97
13 Low 8:02 AM -0.1 7:38 PM Rise 7:19 PM
13 High 2:09 PM 1.6
13 Low 7:56 PM 0.4
F 14 High 1:50 AM 1.7 7:40 AM Set 7:50 AM 99
14 Low 8:20 AM 0.1 7:38 PM Rise 8:11 PM
14 High 2:14 PM 1.6
14 Low 8:32 PM 0.2
Sa 15 High 2:28 AM 1.6 7:39 AM Set 8:17 AM 99
15 Low 8:36 AM 0.3 7:39 PM Rise 9:03 PM
15 High 2:23 PM 1.7
15 Low 9:07 PM 0.0
Su 16 High 3:07 AM 1.6 7:38 AM Set 8:44 AM 98
16 Low 8:50 AM 0.5 7:39 PM Rise 9:56 PM
16 High 2:36 PM 1.9
16 Low 9:43 PM -0.1
M 17 High 3:48 AM 1.4 7:37 AM Set 9:13 AM 94
17 Low 9:05 AM 0.6 7:40 PM Rise 10:49 PM
17 High 2:55 PM 2.0
17 Low 10:23 PM -0.2
Tu 18 High 4:35 AM 1.3 7:36 AM Set 9:45 AM 89
18 Low 9:18 AM 0.8 7:41 PM Rise 11:45 PM
18 High 3:19 PM 2.1
18 Low 11:09 PM -0.2
W 19 High 5:34 AM 1.1 7:35 AM Set 10:20 AM 83
19 Low 9:25 AM 0.9 7:41 PM
19 High 3:48 PM 2.1
Th 20 Low 12:04 AM -0.2 7:34 AM Rise 12:42 AM 75
20 High 4:24 PM 2.1 7:42 PM Set 11:01 AM
F 21 Low 1:15 AM -0.1 7:32 AM Rise 1:39 AM 67
21 High 5:09 PM 2.1 7:42 PM Set 11:49 AM
Sa 22 Low 2:39 AM -0.2 7:31 AM Rise 2:35 AM 57
22 High 6:13 PM 2.0 7:43 PM Set 12:43 PM
Su 23 Low 3:59 AM -0.2 7:30 AM Rise 3:28 AM 47
23 High 7:45 PM 1.9 7:43 PM Set 1:43 PM
M 24 Low 5:00 AM -0.3 7:29 AM Rise 4:16 AM 37
24 High 9:24 PM 2.0 7:44 PM Set 2:46 PM
Tu 25 Low 5:48 AM -0.4 7:28 AM Rise 5:00 AM 27
25 High 1:03 PM 1.4 7:44 PM Set 3:52 PM
25 Low 4:54 PM 1.1
25 High 10:43 PM 2.0
W 26 Low 6:28 AM -0.4 7:27 AM Rise 5:39 AM 18
26 High 1:04 PM 1.5 7:45 PM Set 4:58 PM
26 Low 5:55 PM 0.9
26 High 11:48 PM 2.1
Th 27 Low 7:02 AM -0.2 7:26 AM Rise 6:15 AM 10
27 High 1:11 PM 1.6 7:45 PM Set 6:04 PM
27 Low 6:47 PM 0.5
F 28 High 12:47 AM 2.0 7:25 AM Rise 6:50 AM 4
28 Low 7:32 AM 0.0 7:46 PM Set 7:11 PM
28 High 1:22 PM 1.7
28 Low 7:35 PM 0.1
Sa 29 High 1:43 AM 1.9 7:23 AM Rise 7:25 AM 0
29 Low 7:58 AM 0.3 7:46 PM Set 8:19 PM
29 High 1:37 PM 1.9
29 Low 8:24 PM -0.2
Su 30 High 2:41 AM 1.8 7:22 AM Rise 8:02 AM 0
30 Low 8:21 AM 0.6 7:47 PM Set 9:29 PM
30 High 1:57 PM 2.1
30 Low 9:14 PM -0.4
M 31 High 3:41 AM 1.6 7:21 AM Rise 8:42 AM 2
31 Low 8:38 AM 0.9 7:47 PM Set 10:40 PM
31 High 2:22 PM 2.3
31 Low 10:08 PM -0.6
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER: 34NM SW Pass-a-grille Reef FL
Marine Zone Forecast
Rest Of TodaySoutheast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Patchy fog late this morning.
TonightNortheast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
FridayNortheast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: south 1 foot at 6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
Friday NightNorth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: north 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 5 seconds.
SaturdayEast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
Saturday NightNorth winds around 5 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave detail: southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
SundayEast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
Sunday NightNortheast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
MondayEast winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less.
