Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
August 11, 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: none
VESSELS DUE:
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: 08/13/25 - Wednesday, August 13: SpaceX Starlink 10-11 - Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch the next batch of Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. Launch window: 8:41 a.m. to 12:41 p.m. Trajectory: Northeast. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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FUTURE ISSUES: 08/21/25 - Thursday, Aug. 21: USSF-36 (OTV-8) The secret X-37B was built by Boeing for the U.S. Space Force / Air Force. Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch the eight flight of the Space Force's Boeing-built X-37B space plane. Launch window: TBA. Trajectory: TBA. Location: NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
08/21/25 - Thursday, Aug. 21: NASA-SpaceX CRS-33 - Mission: NASA and SpaceX will team up to launch a Dragon spacecraft packed with science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station.
Launch: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: TBA. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
TBA - 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.
TBA: TBA: ULA Sierra Space Dream Chaser - An artist's rendering of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser uncrewed space plane. Mission: Sierra Space will launch its uncrewed Dream Chaser space plane atop a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Launch window: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 41. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
08/20/25 – PCPA - Commission Meeting, August 20, 2025 Aug 20, 2025 - 09:00 AM
09/03/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - September 3 – Monthly Luncheon, Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill, 11:30 am
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL – Tropical Storm Dexter Advisory Number 11
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
200 PM EDT Mon Aug 11 2025
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:
Active Systems:
The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on newly
formed Tropical Storm Erin, located a few hundred miles west of the
Cabo Verde Islands in the eastern tropical Atlantic.
Northwestern Atlantic:
A non-tropical area of low pressure is currently located a few
hundred miles to the south-southeast of Nova Scotia, Canada. While
current shower and thunderstorm activity with the system remains
limited, this system is drifting over the warm waters of the Gulf
Stream, and some tropical or subtropical development could occur
over the next day or two. By the middle of this week, the system is
expected to move northward over cooler waters, ending its chances
for further tropical development. For more information on this
system, see High Seas Forecast issued by
the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
Central Atlantic (AL96):
A weak surface trough of low pressure located over the central
Atlantic is interacting with an upper-level trough, producing
scattered disorganized shower and thunderstorm activity.
Significant development of this system appears unlikely over the
next few days as the system drifts generally northward, remaining
over the central Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
Northeastern Gulf:
A weak surface trough in the northeastern Gulf near the Florida
Panhandle is associated with a broad area of disorganized showers
and thunderstorms. While development of this system is not
anticipated before it moves inland, locally heavy rainfall could
produce flash-flooding along portions of the Florida Panhandle over
the next day or so. For more information of the rainfall hazards
related to this system, please see the products issued by your local
National Weather Service forecast office.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...near 0 percent.
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Public Advisories on Tropical Storm Erin are issued under WMO header
WTNT35 KNHC and under AWIPS header MIATCPAT5. Forecast/Advisories on
Tropical Storm Erin are issued under WMO header WTNT25 KNHC and
under AWIPS header MIATCMAT5.
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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
AUGUST 2025
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
SEPTEMBER 2025
M 1 High 2:35 AM 2.8 7:01 AM Set 12:44 AM 54
1 Low 8:45 AM 0.9 7:43 PM Rise 3:32 PM
1 High 3:33 PM 3.7
1 Low 9:52 PM 1.3
Tu 2 High 3:35 AM 2.8 7:01 AM Set 1:36 AM 63
2 Low 9:40 AM 0.8 7:42 PM Rise 4:25 PM
2 High 4:30 PM 3.8
2 Low 10:47 PM 1.2
W 3 High 4:33 AM 3.0 7:02 AM Set 2:34 AM 73
3 Low 10:36 AM 0.7 7:41 PM Rise 5:12 PM
3 High 5:21 PM 4.0
3 Low 11:38 PM 1.0
Th 4 High 5:26 AM 3.2 7:02 AM Set 3:35 AM 81
4 Low 11:30 AM 0.5 7:40 PM Rise 5:55 PM
4 High 6:08 PM 4.2
F 5 Low 12:25 AM 0.8 7:03 AM Set 4:39 AM 88
5 High 6:16 AM 3.4 7:39 PM Rise 6:34 PM
5 Low 12:21 PM 0.3
5 High 6:53 PM 4.4
Sa 6 Low 1:07 AM 0.6 7:03 AM Set 5:43 AM 94
6 High 7:05 AM 3.7 7:38 PM Rise 7:09 PM
6 Low 1:11 PM 0.2
6 High 7:37 PM 4.5
Su 7 Low 1:48 AM 0.3 7:04 AM Set 6:48 AM 98
7 High 7:53 AM 4.0 7:36 PM Rise 7:42 PM
7 Low 1:59 PM 0.1
7 High 8:21 PM 4.5
M 8 Low 2:29 AM 0.1 7:04 AM Set 7:52 AM 99
8 High 8:42 AM 4.4 7:35 PM Rise 8:15 PM
8 Low 2:48 PM 0.0
8 High 9:06 PM 4.5
Tu 9 Low 3:10 AM 0.0 7:05 AM Set 8:58 AM 98
9 High 9:31 AM 4.6 7:34 PM Rise 8:49 PM
9 Low 3:39 PM 0.1
9 High 9:51 PM 4.3
W 10 Low 3:54 AM -0.1 7:05 AM Set 10:04 AM 94
10 High 10:20 AM 4.8 7:33 PM Rise 9:25 PM
10 Low 4:33 PM 0.2
10 High 10:37 PM 4.1
Th 11 Low 4:41 AM 0.0 7:06 AM Set 11:13 AM 88
11 High 11:11 AM 4.8 7:32 PM Rise 10:06 PM
11 Low 5:30 PM 0.4
11 High 11:26 PM 3.9
F 12 Low 5:32 AM 0.1 7:06 AM Set 12:23 PM 79
12 High 12:04 PM 4.8 7:31 PM Rise 10:53 PM
12 Low 6:31 PM 0.6
Sa 13 High 12:19 AM 3.7 7:07 AM Set 1:33 PM 69
13 Low 6:28 AM 0.2 7:29 PM Rise 11:47 PM
13 High 1:03 PM 4.6
13 Low 7:35 PM 0.8
Su 14 High 1:18 AM 3.5 7:07 AM Set 2:39 PM 58
14 Low 7:29 AM 0.3 7:28 PM
14 High 2:10 PM 4.5
14 Low 8:41 PM 0.9
Th 11 Low 4:41 AM 0.0 7:06 AM Set 11:13 AM 88
11 High 11:11 AM 4.8 7:32 PM Rise 10:06 PM
11 Low 5:30 PM 0.4
11 High 11:26 PM 3.9
F 12 Low 5:32 AM 0.1 7:06 AM Set 12:23 PM 79
12 High 12:04 PM 4.8 7:31 PM Rise 10:53 PM
12 Low 6:31 PM 0.6
Sa 13 High 12:19 AM 3.7 7:07 AM Set 1:33 PM 69
13 Low 6:28 AM 0.2 7:29 PM Rise 11:47 PM
13 High 1:03 PM 4.6
13 Low 7:35 PM 0.8
Su 14 High 1:18 AM 3.5 7:07 AM Set 2:39 PM 58
14 Low 7:29 AM 0.3 7:28 PM
14 High 2:10 PM 4.5
14 Low 8:41 PM 0.9
M 15 High 2:25 AM 3.4 7:08 AM Rise 12:48 AM 46
15 Low 8:33 AM 0.4 7:27 PM Set 3:37 PM
15 High 3:21 PM 4.4
15 Low 9:47 PM 1.0
Tu 16 High 3:38 AM 3.4 7:08 AM Rise 1:52 AM 35
16 Low 9:39 AM 0.5 7:26 PM Set 4:28 PM
16 High 4:30 PM 4.4
16 Low 10:51 PM 1.0
W 17 High 4:45 AM 3.5 7:09 AM Rise 2:57 AM 25
17 Low 10:44 AM 0.5 7:25 PM Set 5:11 PM
17 High 5:29 PM 4.4
17 Low 11:49 PM 0.9
Th 18 High 5:45 AM 3.7 7:09 AM Rise 4:01 AM 16
18 Low 11:45 AM 0.5 7:23 PM Set 5:47 PM
18 High 6:21 PM 4.4
F 19 Low 12:37 AM 0.7 7:10 AM Rise 5:02 AM 9
19 High 6:37 AM 3.9 7:22 PM Set 6:19 PM
19 Low 12:39 PM 0.5
19 High 7:06 PM 4.3
Sa 20 Low 1:19 AM 0.6 7:10 AM Rise 6:00 AM 4
20 High 7:24 AM 4.0 7:21 PM Set 6:48 PM
20 Low 1:27 PM 0.5
20 High 7:47 PM 4.2
Su 21 Low 1:55 AM 0.6 7:11 AM Rise 6:55 AM 1
21 High 8:08 AM 4.2 7:20 PM Set 7:16 PM
21 Low 2:11 PM 0.5
21 High 8:26 PM 4.1
M 22 Low 2:29 AM 0.5 7:11 AM Rise 7:50 AM 0
22 High 8:49 AM 4.3 7:19 PM Set 7:43 PM
22 Low 2:52 PM 0.6
22 High 9:03 PM 4.0
Tu 23 Low 3:02 AM 0.6 7:12 AM Rise 8:44 AM 0
23 High 9:28 AM 4.3 7:17 PM Set 8:11 PM
23 Low 3:32 PM 0.8
23 High 9:39 PM 3.8
W 24 Low 3:36 AM 0.6 7:12 AM Rise 9:39 AM 3
24 High 10:06 AM 4.3 7:16 PM Set 8:42 PM
24 Low 4:14 PM 0.9
24 High 10:15 PM 3.6
Th 25 Low 4:11 AM 0.7 7:13 AM Rise 10:34 AM 7
25 High 10:44 AM 4.3 7:15 PM Set 9:16 PM
25 Low 4:57 PM 1.1
25 High 10:52 PM 3.4
F 26 Low 4:50 AM 0.9 7:13 AM Rise 11:31 AM 13
26 High 11:24 AM 4.2 7:14 PM Set 9:54 PM
26 Low 5:44 PM 1.2
26 High 11:31 PM 3.3
Sa 27 Low 5:32 AM 1.0 7:14 AM Rise 12:27 PM 20
27 High 12:06 PM 4.1 7:13 PM Set 10:37 PM
27 Low 6:33 PM 1.4
Su 28 High 12:13 AM 3.1 7:14 AM Rise 1:23 PM 28
28 Low 6:21 AM 1.1 7:12 PM Set 11:26 PM
28 High 12:54 PM 3.9
28 Low 7:26 PM 1.5
M 29 High 1:01 AM 3.0 7:15 AM Rise 2:16 PM 37
29 Low 7:13 AM 1.2 7:10 PM
29 High 1:49 PM 3.9
29 Low 8:20 PM 1.5
Tu 30 High 1:58 AM 3.0 7:15 AM Set 12:21 AM 47
30 Low 8:09 AM 1.2 7:09 PM Rise 3:04 PM
30 High 2:49 PM 3.9
30 Low 9:14 PM 1.4
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 7NM ESE Port Canaveral FL
This Afternoon
SE wind around 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tonight
SE wind 5 to 10 kt. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tuesday
ESE wind 5 to 10 kt. A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Tuesday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday
Variable winds less than 5 kt becoming ESE 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Wednesday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Thursday Night
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Friday
Variable winds 5 kt or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Seas 1 ft or less.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
*Notices:
- This forecast is for a single location. For safety concerns, mariners should be aware of the weather over a larger area. Forecast information for a larger area can be found within the zone forecast and the NDFD graphics.
- The forecast conditions at a particular point may not exceed the criteria of a Small Craft Advisory, Gale, Storm etc. These watches/warnings/advisories are issued for the entire zone in which the point resides and mariners should act accordingly.
