Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
August 20, 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: BALTIC PROSPERITY
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: 08/20/25 – PCPA - Commission Meeting, August 20, 2025 Aug 20, 2025 - 09:00 AM
08/21/25 - Thursday, August 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 eighth flight of the Space Force's Boeing-built X-37B space plane.
Launch window: 11:40 p.m. to 5:11 a.m. Trajectory: TBA. Location: NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
08/24/25 - Sunday, August 24: 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: 2:45 a.m. 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.
08/27/25 - Wednesday, August 27: SpaceX Starlink 10-11 - Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch the next batch of Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit. Launch window: TBA. Trajectory: Northeast.
Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space
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FUTURE ISSUES: 09/03/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - September 3 – Monthly Luncheon, Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill, 11:30 am - SEPTEMBER NETWORKING LUNCHEON - Date: September 3rd @ 11:30 - Guest Speaker: Captain Willie Barrere, President of the American Maritime Officers’ Union. Location: Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill 610 Glen Cheek Dr, Cape Canaveral
09/2025 - No earlier than September: SpaceX NOAA SWFO-L1 - NOAA's SWFO-L1 spacecraft enters a thermal vacuum chamber for testing in August 2024. Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch NOAA's first satellite observatory fully dedicated to continuous space weather observations. Launch window: TBA. Trajectory: TBA. Location: Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Sonic booms: TBA. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
09/2025 - Mid-September: NASA's SpaceX CRS-23 - Mission: NASA and SpaceX will launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft on an International Space Station resupply mission. Launch window: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: Yes. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
09/29/25 - No earlier than Monday, September 29: 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. Sonic booms: No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
09/25/25 – PCPA - Commission Meeting
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.
10/24/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - ⛳Swing Into Action with the Propeller Club! ⛳- The Propeller Club of Port Canaveral invites you to join us for our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 24 at Savannahs Golf Course, Merritt Island. Mark your calendars – more details and registration information coming soon!
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL – Hurricane Erin Intermediate Advisory Number 36A - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052025 - 800 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
...OUTER BANDS OF LARGE HURRICANE ERIN EXPECTED TO BRING WORSENING WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA BY THIS EVENING......BEACHGOERS ARE CAUTIONED AGAINST SWIMMING AT MOST U.S. EASTCOAST BEACHES DUE TO LIFE-THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.6N 73.7W
ABOUT 560 MI...900 KM WSW OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 400 MI...645 KM SSE OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...155 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
* Cape Lookout to Duck, North Carolina
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Beaufort Inlet, North Carolina to the North Carolina/Virginia border, including Pamlico and Albemarle sounds.
A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
* North of the North Carolina/Virginia border to Chincoteague, Virginia
* Bermuda
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1. Near the Leeward Islands in the Tropical Atlantic: A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic continues to produce a broad area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear conducive for gradual development of this system, and a tropical depression could form late this week or over the weekend while it moves near or to the north of the northern Leeward Islands.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.
2. Eastern Tropical Atlantic (AL99): A tropical wave located to the southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands
continues to produce a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms. Environmental conditions appear marginally favorable for additional development over the next day or so while the system
moves westward at around 15 mph and a short-lived tropical depression could form. By the end of the week, environmental conditions are expected to become unfavorable for further development.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium..40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 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
AUGUST 2025
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 - Hazardous Weather Conditions
Small Craft Advisory until August 21, 11:00 PM EDT
Last Update: 1000 AM EDT Wed Aug 20 2025
View Nearby Observations
32NM ENE Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
Rest Of TodayNorthwest winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, building to 11 to 14 feet, occasionally to 18 feet this afternoon. Wave detail: east 10 feet at 14 seconds and north 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east 12 feet at 14 seconds and north 7 feet at 7 seconds this afternoon. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms this morning, then thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
TonightNorthwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet, subsiding to 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. Wave detail: east 11 feet at 13 seconds and north 7 feet at 8 seconds, becoming northeast 9 feet at 12 seconds and north 5 feet at 8 seconds after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
ThursdayWest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave detail: northeast 9 feet at 12 seconds and north 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday NightSouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: northeast 7 feet at 11 seconds and north 3 feet at 10 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely.
FridayWest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave detail: northeast 6 feet at 12 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 11 seconds. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Friday NightSouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: northeast 6 feet at 13 seconds and northwest 2 feet at 12 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms.
SaturdaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Thunderstorms likely. Showers.
Saturday NightSouthwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
SundaySouthwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Sunday NightSouthwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
