Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
September 15, 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: NONE
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: 10/18/25 - Thursday, September 18: SpaceX Starlink 10-61 - Mission: SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit to deploy a payload of Starlink broadband satellites. Launch window: 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Trajectory: Northeast. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
09/21/25 - Sunday, September 21: SpaceX Starlink 10-27 - Mission: SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit to deploy a payload of Starlink broadband satellites. Launch window: 5:20 a.m. to 9:20 a.m. Trajectory: Northeast. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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FUTURE ISSUES: 09/23/25 - Tuesday, September 23: SpaceX NASA IMAP - NOAA's SWFO-L1 spacecraft enters a thermal vacuum chamber for testing in August 2024. Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch three observatories to study the sun: NASA's IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA's Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1). 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.
09/24/25 – PCPA - Commission Meeting
09/25/25 - Thursday, September 25: ULA Project Kuiper 3 - Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will send up another batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites. Launch window: TBA. Trajectory: 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.
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.
10/22/25 – PCPA - Commission Meeting
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!
OCT/LATE: Late October: ULA ViaSat-3 F2 - Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the second mission for Viasat, the second of a planned constellation of three Ka-band communications satellites. Launch window: TBA. Trajectory: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
OCT/LATE: 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.
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL – A tropical wave over the central tropical Atlantic is producing a
large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. The
disturbance will begin to move into a more favorable environment for
development in the next couple of days, and a tropical depression is
likely to form by the middle to latter part of this week as the
system moves west-northwestward at 10 to 15 mph over the central
tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...40 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 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
SEPTEMBER 2025
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
OCTOBER 2025
W 1 High 3:01 AM 3.1 7:16 AM Set 1:19 AM 57
1 Low 9:07 AM 1.1 7:08 PM Rise 3:48 PM
1 High 3:48 PM 4.0
1 Low 10:07 PM 1.3
Th 2 High 4:02 AM 3.3 7:16 AM Set 2:21 AM 66
2 Low 10:04 AM 0.9 7:07 PM Rise 4:27 PM
2 High 4:42 PM 4.2
2 Low 10:57 PM 1.1
F 3 High 4:57 AM 3.6 7:17 AM Set 3:24 AM 76
3 Low 11:01 AM 0.7 7:06 PM Rise 5:03 PM
3 High 5:30 PM 4.3
3 Low 11:44 PM 0.8
Sa 4 High 5:49 AM 4.0 7:17 AM Set 4:27 AM 84
4 Low 11:57 AM 0.5 7:05 PM Rise 5:37 PM
4 High 6:17 PM 4.4
Su 5 Low 12:28 AM 0.5 7:18 AM Set 5:31 AM 91
5 High 6:38 AM 4.4 7:03 PM Rise 6:10 PM
5 Low 12:49 PM 0.3
5 High 7:03 PM 4.5
M 6 Low 1:11 AM 0.2 7:18 AM Set 6:36 AM 97
6 High 7:28 AM 4.7 7:02 PM Rise 6:44 PM
6 Low 1:41 PM 0.2
6 High 7:49 PM 4.5
Tu 7 Low 1:54 AM 0.0 7:19 AM Set 7:44 AM 99
7 High 8:17 AM 5.1 7:01 PM Rise 7:20 PM
7 Low 2:32 PM 0.1
7 High 8:37 PM 4.4
W 8 Low 2:38 AM -0.1 7:19 AM Set 8:53 AM 99
8 High 9:08 AM 5.3 7:00 PM Rise 8:00 PM
8 Low 3:24 PM 0.2
8 High 9:26 PM 4.3
Th 9 Low 3:24 AM -0.1 7:20 AM Set 10:06 AM 96
9 High 9:59 AM 5.3 6:59 PM Rise 8:46 PM
9 Low 4:18 PM 0.3
9 High 10:16 PM 4.1
F 10 Low 4:14 AM 0.0 7:21 AM Set 11:18 AM 90
10 High 10:51 AM 5.3 6:58 PM Rise 9:39 PM
10 Low 5:16 PM 0.5
10 High 11:08 PM 3.9
Sa 11 Low 5:09 AM 0.2 7:21 AM Set 12:28 PM 82
11 High 11:47 AM 5.1 6:57 PM Rise 10:40 PM
11 Low 6:18 PM 0.7
Su 12 High 12:04 AM 3.7 7:22 AM Set 1:31 PM 72
12 Low 6:10 AM 0.4 6:56 PM Rise 11:44 PM
12 High 12:47 PM 4.8
12 Low 7:23 PM 0.9
M 13 High 1:06 AM 3.6 7:22 AM Set 2:26 PM 61
13 Low 7:15 AM 0.6 6:55 PM
13 High 1:53 PM 4.6
13 Low 8:28 PM 1.0
Tu 14 High 2:16 AM 3.5 7:23 AM Rise 12:51 AM 50
14 Low 8:22 AM 0.7 6:54 PM Set 3:11 PM
14 High 3:04 PM 4.4
14 Low 9:31 PM 1.0
W 15 High 3:31 AM 3.6 7:23 AM Rise 1:55 AM 39
15 Low 9:29 AM 0.8 6:53 PM Set 3:49 PM
15 High 4:11 PM 4.3
15 Low 10:31 PM 1.0
Th 16 High 4:39 AM 3.7 7:24 AM Rise 2:56 AM 29
16 Low 10:35 AM 0.8 6:52 PM Set 4:22 PM
16 High 5:08 PM 4.2
16 Low 11:23 PM 0.9
F 17 High 5:35 AM 3.9 7:25 AM Rise 3:54 AM 20
17 Low 11:35 AM 0.8 6:51 PM Set 4:52 PM
17 High 5:56 PM 4.1
Sa 18 Low 12:07 AM 0.8 7:25 AM Rise 4:50 AM 13
18 High 6:22 AM 4.1 6:50 PM Set 5:19 PM
18 Low 12:27 PM 0.8
18 High 6:38 PM 4.0
Su 19 Low 12:45 AM 0.7 7:26 AM Rise 5:44 AM 7
19 High 7:05 AM 4.3 6:49 PM Set 5:46 PM
19 Low 1:13 PM 0.8
19 High 7:17 PM 3.9
M 20 Low 1:19 AM 0.6 7:27 AM Rise 6:37 AM 2
20 High 7:44 AM 4.4 6:48 PM Set 6:14 PM
20 Low 1:54 PM 0.8
20 High 7:54 PM 3.8
Tu 21 Low 1:52 AM 0.6 7:27 AM Rise 7:31 AM 0
21 High 8:22 AM 4.5 6:47 PM Set 6:43 PM
21 Low 2:33 PM 0.8
21 High 8:30 PM 3.7
W 22 Low 2:25 AM 0.6 7:28 AM Rise 8:26 AM 0
22 High 8:59 AM 4.5 6:46 PM Set 7:15 PM
22 Low 3:10 PM 0.9
22 High 9:08 PM 3.6
Th 23 Low 2:59 AM 0.7 7:28 AM Rise 9:23 AM 1
23 High 9:36 AM 4.5 6:45 PM Set 7:52 PM
23 Low 3:49 PM 1.0
23 High 9:45 PM 3.4
F 24 Low 3:35 AM 0.8 7:29 AM Rise 10:19 AM 4
24 High 10:14 AM 4.4 6:44 PM Set 8:34 PM
24 Low 4:30 PM 1.1
24 High 10:23 PM 3.3
Sa 25 Low 4:13 AM 0.9 7:30 AM Rise 11:15 AM 9
25 High 10:53 AM 4.3 6:43 PM Set 9:21 PM
25 Low 5:14 PM 1.2
25 High 11:02 PM 3.2
Su 26 Low 4:56 AM 1.0 7:30 AM Rise 12:09 PM 15
26 High 11:35 AM 4.2 6:42 PM Set 10:13 PM
26 Low 6:03 PM 1.3
26 High 11:44 PM 3.1
M 27 Low 5:44 AM 1.1 7:31 AM Rise 12:58 PM 22
27 High 12:20 PM 4.1 6:41 PM Set 11:09 PM
27 Low 6:54 PM 1.4
Tu 28 High 12:31 AM 3.1 7:32 AM Rise 1:43 PM 31
28 Low 6:38 AM 1.2 6:41 PM
28 High 1:11 PM 4.0
28 Low 7:46 PM 1.3
W 29 High 1:26 AM 3.1 7:32 AM Set 12:08 AM 40
29 Low 7:35 AM 1.2 6:40 PM Rise 2:22 PM
29 High 2:06 PM 3.9
29 Low 8:37 PM 1.2
Th 30 High 2:28 AM 3.2 7:33 AM Set 1:08 AM 50
30 Low 8:34 AM 1.1 6:39 PM Rise 2:58 PM
30 High 3:04 PM 4.0
30 Low 9:26 PM 1.1
F 31 High 3:31 AM 3.4 7:34 AM Set 2:09 AM 60
31 Low 9:34 AM 1.0 6:38 PM Rise 3:32 PM
31 High 3:59 PM 4.0
31 Low 10:15 PM 0.8
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 12NM ENE Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
Rest Of TodayNorth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
TonightNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 10 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
TuesdayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Tuesday NightEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds and east 2 feet at 5 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
WednesdayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds and east 2 feet at 4 seconds. 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 NightEast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 feet. Wave detail: northeast 3 feet at 9 seconds and east 2 feet at 4 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
ThursdayNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Thursday NightEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
FridayNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Friday NightNortheast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
