Port Update

Cape Canaveral, FL

October 06, 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 09/24/25)
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All vessel Over 38' will be tide restricted.
 
Berth     Max Allowable Draft      Comments
               
North Cargo Pier#1        40’00” 
North Cargo Pier#2        40’00” 
North Cargo Pier#3        40’00” 
 
South Cargo Pier#2       39’06” 
South Cargo Pier#3       39’06” 
South Cargo Pier 4 – Max. draft – 39’06 – Max loa 975’00 – Max beam -106’00
 
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:  POLARIS
 
VESSELS DUE:  ATB GENESIS VISION, MODESTY
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NEWS ARTICLES:  NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES:    10/07/25 - Tuesday, October 7: SpaceX Starlink 10-59  Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.  Launch window: 12:13 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. 
 
10/09/25 - Thursday, October 9: SpaceX Project Kuiper KF-3   Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift 24 Project Kuiper broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit, 289 miles above ground level.  Launch: 9:34 p.m.
Trajectory: TBA.  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.
 
10/12/25 - Sunday, October 12: SpaceX Starlink 10-52     Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will lift 28 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit.  Launch window: 4:11 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:  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: 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.  Trajectory: 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.
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.
 
11/05/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - November 5 – Annual Meeting & Salute to Veterans Luncheon, Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill, 11:30 am
 
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Hurricane Alert:   4/SEASONAL – NO TROPICAL FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS
Tropical Weather Outlook
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL
800 AM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025

For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:

1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL95):
A broad area of low pressure associated with a low-latitude tropical
wave continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers and
thunderstorms over the tropical central Atlantic.  Environmental
conditions appear generally conducive for gradual development of
this system, and a tropical depression is likely to form within the
next few days while it moves quickly west-northwestward across the
central tropical Atlantic, approaching the northern Leeward Islands
by the latter part of the week.  Interests there should monitor the
progress of this system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...70 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
 
OCTOBER 2025
 
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
 
NOVEMBER 2025
 
Sa   1     High   4:28 AM     3.8   7:35 AM     Set  3:11 AM      70
     1      Low  10:35 AM     0.8   6:37 PM    Rise  4:04 PM
     1     High   4:51 PM     4.1
     1      Low  11:02 PM     0.5
 
Su   2     High   4:22 AM     4.3   6:35 AM     Set  3:14 AM      80
     2      Low  10:33 AM     0.6   5:37 PM    Rise  3:37 PM
     2     High   4:41 PM     4.2
     2      Low  10:49 PM     0.2
 
M    3     High   5:13 AM     4.7   6:36 AM     Set  4:19 AM      88
     3      Low  11:30 AM     0.4   5:36 PM    Rise  4:11 PM
     3     High   5:30 PM     4.2
     3      Low  11:36 PM    -0.1
 
Tu   4     High   6:04 AM     5.1   6:37 AM     Set  5:27 AM      95
     4      Low  12:24 PM     0.2   5:35 PM    Rise  4:49 PM
     4     High   6:21 PM     4.1
 
W    5      Low  12:23 AM    -0.3   6:37 AM     Set  6:39 AM      98
     5     High   6:56 AM     5.3   5:35 PM    Rise  5:33 PM
     5      Low   1:16 PM     0.1
     5     High   7:12 PM     4.1
 
Th   6      Low   1:11 AM    -0.4   6:38 AM     Set  7:53 AM      99
     6     High   7:48 AM     5.5   5:34 PM    Rise  6:25 PM
     6      Low   2:09 PM     0.1
     6     High   8:04 PM     4.0
 
F    7      Low   2:01 AM    -0.3   6:39 AM     Set  9:07 AM      97
     7     High   8:41 AM     5.4   5:33 PM    Rise  7:24 PM
     7      Low   3:03 PM     0.2
     7     High   8:58 PM     3.9
 
Sa   8      Low   2:53 AM    -0.2   6:40 AM     Set 10:16 AM      93
     8     High   9:35 AM     5.3   5:33 PM    Rise  8:30 PM
     8      Low   4:00 PM     0.4
     8     High   9:52 PM     3.8
 
Su   9      Low   3:50 AM     0.0   6:40 AM     Set 11:17 AM      85
     9     High  10:30 AM     5.0   5:32 PM    Rise  9:38 PM
     9      Low   5:01 PM     0.6
     9     High  10:49 PM     3.6
 
M   10      Low   4:52 AM     0.3   6:41 AM     Set 12:07 PM      76
    10     High  11:28 AM     4.7   5:31 PM    Rise 10:46 PM
    10      Low   6:04 PM     0.7
    10     High  11:51 PM     3.5
 
Tu  11      Low   5:58 AM     0.5   6:42 AM     Set 12:49 PM      66
    11     High  12:30 PM     4.3   5:31 PM    Rise 11:50 PM
    11      Low   7:06 PM     0.8
 
W   12     High   1:01 AM     3.5   6:43 AM     Set  1:24 PM      55
    12      Low   7:05 AM     0.7   5:30 PM
    12     High   1:35 PM     4.1
    12      Low   8:04 PM     0.8
 
Th  13     High   2:14 AM     3.5   6:44 AM    Rise 12:50 AM      45
    13      Low   8:12 AM     0.8   5:30 PM     Set  1:55 PM
    13     High   2:39 PM     3.9
    13      Low   8:57 PM     0.7
 
F   14     High   3:20 AM     3.7   6:44 AM    Rise  1:46 AM      34
    14      Low   9:16 AM     0.9   5:29 PM     Set  2:23 PM
    14     High   3:35 PM     3.7
    14      Low   9:45 PM     0.7
 
Sa  15     High   4:14 AM     3.9   6:45 AM    Rise  2:40 AM      25
    15      Low  10:16 AM     0.9   5:29 PM     Set  2:50 PM
    15     High   4:22 PM     3.6
    15      Low  10:28 PM     0.6
 
Su  16     High   5:00 AM     4.0   6:46 AM    Rise  3:33 AM      17
    16      Low  11:10 AM     0.9   5:29 PM     Set  3:17 PM
    16     High   5:05 PM     3.5
    16      Low  11:06 PM     0.5
 
M   17     High   5:40 AM     4.2   6:47 AM    Rise  4:27 AM      11
    17      Low  11:55 AM     0.8   5:28 PM     Set  3:46 PM
    17     High   5:44 PM     3.4
    17      Low  11:42 PM     0.5
 
Tu  18     High   6:18 AM     4.3   6:47 AM    Rise  5:21 AM      5
    18      Low  12:36 PM     0.8   5:28 PM     Set  4:17 PM
    18     High   6:23 PM     3.3
 
W   19      Low  12:18 AM     0.4   6:48 AM    Rise  6:16 AM      2
    19     High   6:56 AM     4.4   5:28 PM     Set  4:52 PM
    19      Low   1:13 PM     0.8
    19     High   7:01 PM     3.2
 
Th  20      Low  12:54 AM     0.4   6:49 AM    Rise  7:13 AM      0
    20     High   7:33 AM     4.4   5:27 PM     Set  5:32 PM
    20      Low   1:50 PM     0.7
    20     High   7:40 PM     3.2
 
F   21      Low   1:30 AM     0.5   6:50 AM    Rise  8:09 AM      0
    21     High   8:11 AM     4.3   5:27 PM     Set  6:17 PM
    21      Low   2:28 PM     0.8
    21     High   8:19 PM     3.1
 
Sa  22      Low   2:07 AM     0.5   6:51 AM    Rise  9:03 AM      1
    22     High   8:50 AM     4.3   5:27 PM     Set  7:08 PM
    22      Low   3:07 PM     0.8
    22     High   8:59 PM     3.1
 
Su  23      Low   2:47 AM     0.6   6:51 AM    Rise  9:54 AM      5
    23     High   9:29 AM     4.2   5:26 PM     Set  8:03 PM
    23      Low   3:50 PM     0.9
    23     High   9:38 PM     3.0
 
M   24      Low   3:29 AM     0.7   6:52 AM    Rise 10:40 AM      10
    24     High  10:10 AM     4.1   5:26 PM     Set  9:01 PM
    24      Low   4:35 PM     0.9
    24     High  10:20 PM     3.0
 
Tu  25      Low   4:15 AM     0.8   6:53 AM    Rise 11:21 AM      17
    25     High  10:52 AM     4.0   5:26 PM     Set 10:00 PM
    25      Low   5:23 PM     0.9
    25     High  11:06 PM     3.0
 
W   26      Low   5:08 AM     0.8   6:54 AM    Rise 11:57 AM      24
    26     High  11:37 AM     3.9   5:26 PM     Set 10:59 PM
    26      Low   6:10 PM     0.9
    26     High  11:58 PM     3.0
 
Th  27      Low   6:05 AM     0.8   6:55 AM    Rise 12:30 PM      34
    27     High  12:26 PM     3.8   5:26 PM     Set 11:59 PM
    27      Low   6:58 PM     0.7
 
F   28     High  12:57 AM     3.2   6:55 AM    Rise  1:02 PM      44
    28      Low   7:05 AM     0.8   5:26 PM
    28     High   1:21 PM     3.7
    28      Low   7:46 PM     0.5
 
Sa  29     High   1:59 AM     3.5   6:56 AM     Set 12:58 AM      54
    29      Low   8:07 AM     0.7   5:26 PM    Rise  1:33 PM
    29     High   2:17 PM     3.6
    29      Low   8:34 PM     0.3
 
Su  30     High   3:00 AM     3.9   6:57 AM     Set  2:00 AM      65
    30      Low   9:10 AM     0.6   5:26 PM    Rise  2:05 PM
    30     High   3:14 PM     3.6
    30      Low   9:24 PM     0.0

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

MARINE WEATHER  - Hazardous Weather Conditions
Small Craft Advisory until October 8, 08:00 AM EDT
Last Update: 944 AM EDT Mon Oct 6 2025
 
View Nearby Observations
 
34NM E Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...
 
Rest Of TodayEast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave detail: east 9 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 5 feet at 13 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
TonightEast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave detail: east 9 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
TuesdayEast winds around 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Wave detail: east 8 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
Tuesday NightEast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave detail: east 8 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
WednesdayEast winds around 15 knots. Seas 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: east 6 feet at 9 seconds and north 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightEast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave detail: east 6 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
ThursdayEast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday NightEast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
FridayNortheast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
Friday NightNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
 
winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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