Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
July 25, 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: (CONFIRMED 07/24/25)
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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.
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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VESSELS IN PORT: SEAKAY VALOR, POLARIS
VESSELS DUE: ATB CORPUS CHRISTI
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: 07/26/25 - Saturday, July 26: SpaceX Starlink 10-26 - Mission: SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 and deploy a payload of Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit, a Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory shows. Launch window: The 4½-hour launch window opens at 4:28 a.m. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Trajectory: Southeast. Sonic booms: No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
07/29/25 - Tuesday, July 29: SpaceX Starlink 10-29 - Mission: SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 and deploy a payload of Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit, a Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory shows. Launch window: The 4½-hour launch window opens at 11:30 p.m. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Trajectory: Southeast. Sonic booms: No.
Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
07/31/25 - Thursday, July 31: NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 - NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 members stand inside the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. From left are Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), Commander NASA astronaut Zena Cardman, Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos, and Pilot NASA astronaut Mike Fincke. Mission: NASA and SpaceX will team up to launch NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov on a Falcon 9 for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station. Launch: 12:09 p.m. Location: Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Sonic booms: TBA. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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FUTURE ISSUES: 08/06/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - August 6 – Monthly Luncheon, Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill, 11:30 am - Guest Speaker: John Nico Executive Director, Keep Brevard Beautiful - Location: Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill 610 Glen Cheek Dr, Cape Canaveral (ATTACHED)
08/15/25 - No earlier than Aug. 15: NASA's Blue Origin ESCAPADE - Mission: Blue Origin will launch its second powerhouse New Glenn rocket on the NG-2 mission, sending NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft en route to study the Martian magnetosphere. Launch window: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
TBA: United Launch Alliance USSF-106 - Mission: Equipped with four solid rocket boosters, ULA's third Vulcan rocket will launch two U.S. national security satellites 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. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
08/20/25 – PCPA - Commission Meeting, August 20, 2025 Aug 20, 2025 - 09:00 AM
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL – 200 PM EDT Fri Jul 25 2025 - For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America: 1. Northwestern Gulf: A trough of low pressure located just off the coast of southwestern Louisiana continues to produce disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system is moving westward, and it has limited time to develop before it moves inland over southwestern Louisiana or Texas tonight. Regardless of formation, locally heavy rainfall is likely over portions of the northwestern Gulf coast during the next couple of days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
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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
JULY 2025
F 25 Low 2:52 AM 0.0 6:41 AM Rise 7:22 AM 0
25 High 8:45 AM 3.3 8:17 PM Set 9:15 PM
25 Low 2:41 PM -0.4
25 High 9:20 PM 4.3
Sa 26 Low 3:37 AM 0.0 6:41 AM Rise 8:25 AM 1
26 High 9:37 AM 3.3 8:16 PM Set 9:49 PM
26 Low 3:30 PM -0.2
26 High 10:05 PM 4.1
Su 27 Low 4:22 AM 0.1 6:42 AM Rise 9:25 AM 4
27 High 10:26 AM 3.4 8:16 PM Set 10:19 PM
27 Low 4:20 PM 0.0
27 High 10:46 PM 3.9
M 28 Low 5:04 AM 0.1 6:42 AM Rise 10:22 AM 9
28 High 11:12 AM 3.4 8:15 PM Set 10:47 PM
28 Low 5:11 PM 0.3
28 High 11:26 PM 3.6
Tu 29 Low 5:46 AM 0.2 6:43 AM Rise 11:16 AM 16
29 High 11:58 AM 3.4 8:15 PM Set 11:14 PM
29 Low 6:02 PM 0.5
W 30 High 12:05 AM 3.3 6:43 AM Rise 12:10 PM 24
30 Low 6:27 AM 0.2 8:14 PM Set 11:42 PM
30 High 12:45 PM 3.4
30 Low 6:55 PM 0.7
Th 31 High 12:46 AM 3.1 6:44 AM Rise 1:03 PM 33
31 Low 7:08 AM 0.3 8:13 PM
31 High 1:34 PM 3.4
31 Low 7:48 PM 0.9
AUGUST 2025
F 1 High 1:30 AM 2.8 6:45 AM Set 12:11 AM 42
1 Low 7:51 AM 0.4 8:13 PM Rise 1:58 PM
1 High 2:27 PM 3.4
1 Low 8:42 PM 1.0
Sa 2 High 2:20 AM 2.6 6:45 AM Set 12:44 AM 52
2 Low 8:36 AM 0.4 8:12 PM Rise 2:54 PM
2 High 3:22 PM 3.4
2 Low 9:36 PM 1.0
Su 3 High 3:16 AM 2.6 6:46 AM Set 1:21 AM 61
3 Low 9:24 AM 0.5 8:11 PM Rise 3:51 PM
3 High 4:17 PM 3.5
3 Low 10:32 PM 1.0
M 4 High 4:12 AM 2.6 6:46 AM Set 2:04 AM 70
4 Low 10:15 AM 0.4 8:10 PM Rise 4:48 PM
4 High 5:08 PM 3.6
4 Low 11:26 PM 0.9
Tu 5 High 5:06 AM 2.6 6:47 AM Set 2:53 AM 78
5 Low 11:07 AM 0.4 8:10 PM Rise 5:43 PM
5 High 5:56 PM 3.8
W 6 Low 12:17 AM 0.8 6:47 AM Set 3:49 AM 86
6 High 5:56 AM 2.7 8:09 PM Rise 6:34 PM
6 Low 11:58 AM 0.2
6 High 6:42 PM 3.9
Th 7 Low 1:02 AM 0.7 6:48 AM Set 4:49 AM 92
7 High 6:44 AM 2.9 8:08 PM Rise 7:20 PM
7 Low 12:46 PM 0.1
7 High 7:27 PM 4.1
F 8 Low 1:44 AM 0.5 6:48 AM Set 5:53 AM 97
8 High 7:32 AM 3.1 8:07 PM Rise 8:01 PM
8 Low 1:33 PM 0.0
8 High 8:10 PM 4.2
Sa 9 Low 2:25 AM 0.3 6:49 AM Set 6:57 AM 99
9 High 8:20 AM 3.3 8:06 PM Rise 8:38 PM
9 Low 2:19 PM -0.1
9 High 8:53 PM 4.3
Su 10 Low 3:05 AM 0.1 6:50 AM Set 8:01 AM 99
10 High 9:07 AM 3.5 8:06 PM Rise 9:12 PM
10 Low 3:05 PM -0.1
10 High 9:35 PM 4.3
M 11 Low 3:45 AM 0.0 6:50 AM Set 9:04 AM 97
11 High 9:54 AM 3.7 8:05 PM Rise 9:44 PM
11 Low 3:54 PM -0.1
11 High 10:17 PM 4.2
Tu 12 Low 4:28 AM -0.1 6:51 AM Set 10:07 AM 93
12 High 10:42 AM 3.9 8:04 PM Rise 10:16 PM
12 Low 4:47 PM 0.1
12 High 11:01 PM 4.0
W 13 Low 5:12 AM -0.1 6:51 AM Set 11:11 AM 86
13 High 11:32 AM 4.1 8:03 PM Rise 10:50 PM
13 Low 5:44 PM 0.2
13 High 11:46 PM 3.8
Th 14 Low 6:00 AM -0.1 6:52 AM Set 12:16 PM 77
14 High 12:24 PM 4.2 8:02 PM Rise 11:26 PM
14 Low 6:44 PM 0.4
F 15 High 12:36 AM 3.5 6:52 AM Set 1:24 PM 66
15 Low 6:52 AM -0.1 8:01 PM
15 High 1:22 PM 4.2
15 Low 7:47 PM 0.5
Sa 16 High 1:32 AM 3.3 6:53 AM Rise 12:08 AM 55
16 Low 7:46 AM -0.1 8:00 PM Set 2:32 PM
16 High 2:25 PM 4.2
16 Low 8:51 PM 0.6
Su 17 High 2:34 AM 3.1 6:53 AM Rise 12:56 AM 44
17 Low 8:45 AM 0.0 7:59 PM Set 3:41 PM
17 High 3:33 PM 4.3
17 Low 9:56 PM 0.7
M 18 High 3:42 AM 3.1 6:54 AM Rise 1:52 AM 33
18 Low 9:46 AM 0.0 7:58 PM Set 4:44 PM
18 High 4:39 PM 4.3
18 Low 11:02 PM 0.7
Tu 19 High 4:48 AM 3.1 6:54 AM Rise 2:55 AM 22
19 Low 10:49 AM 0.0 7:57 PM Set 5:41 PM
19 High 5:40 PM 4.4
W 20 Low 12:04 AM 0.6 6:55 AM Rise 4:00 AM 14
20 High 5:49 AM 3.3 7:56 PM Set 6:30 PM
20 Low 11:50 AM 0.0
20 High 6:36 PM 4.4
Th 21 Low 12:58 AM 0.5 6:55 AM Rise 5:07 AM 7
21 High 6:46 AM 3.4 7:55 PM Set 7:11 PM
21 Low 12:47 PM 0.0
21 High 7:26 PM 4.4
F 22 Low 1:45 AM 0.4 6:56 AM Rise 6:11 AM 2
22 High 7:39 AM 3.6 7:54 PM Set 7:47 PM
22 Low 1:39 PM 0.0
22 High 8:13 PM 4.3
Sa 23 Low 2:27 AM 0.3 6:56 AM Rise 7:11 AM 0
23 High 8:28 AM 3.7 7:53 PM Set 8:18 PM
23 Low 2:26 PM 0.1
23 High 8:56 PM 4.2
Su 24 Low 3:06 AM 0.3 6:57 AM Rise 8:09 AM 0
24 High 9:15 AM 3.8 7:52 PM Set 8:47 PM
24 Low 3:11 PM 0.2
24 High 9:35 PM 4.1
M 25 Low 3:43 AM 0.3 6:57 AM Rise 9:05 AM 2
25 High 9:58 AM 3.9 7:51 PM Set 9:14 PM
25 Low 3:56 PM 0.4
25 High 10:13 PM 3.9
Tu 26 Low 4:19 AM 0.4 6:58 AM Rise 9:59 AM 6
26 High 10:40 AM 3.9 7:50 PM Set 9:42 PM
26 Low 4:41 PM 0.6
26 High 10:49 PM 3.6
W 27 Low 4:57 AM 0.5 6:59 AM Rise 10:53 AM 11
27 High 11:20 AM 3.9 7:49 PM Set 10:11 PM
27 Low 5:29 PM 0.8
27 High 11:26 PM 3.4
Th 28 Low 5:36 AM 0.6 6:59 AM Rise 11:48 AM 18
28 High 12:02 PM 3.8 7:48 PM Set 10:42 PM
28 Low 6:18 PM 1.0
F 29 High 12:05 AM 3.2 7:00 AM Rise 12:44 PM 26
29 Low 6:18 AM 0.7 7:47 PM Set 11:17 PM
29 High 12:46 PM 3.7
29 Low 7:09 PM 1.2
Sa 30 High 12:48 AM 3.0 7:00 AM Rise 1:40 PM 35
30 Low 7:04 AM 0.8 7:46 PM Set 11:58 PM
30 High 1:36 PM 3.7
30 Low 8:02 PM 1.3
Su 31 High 1:37 AM 2.9 7:00 AM Rise 2:37 PM 44
31 Low 7:53 AM 0.9 7:45 PM
31 High 2:33 PM 3.6
31 Low 8:56 PM 1.3
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 12NM E Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TonightSoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
SaturdaySouth winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 8 seconds. Smooth on the intracoastal waters.
Saturday NightSoutheast winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 8 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Smooth on the intracoastal waters.
SundaySouthwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 8 seconds. Smooth on the intracoastal waters.
Sunday NightSoutheast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 8 seconds. Smooth on the intracoastal waters.
MondaySouth winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave detail: southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Monday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
TuesdaySouth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Tuesday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
WednesdaySouth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
