Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
February 17, 2026
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 01/30/26)
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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: INDEPENDENCE
VESSELS DUE: NONE
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: 02/19/26 – PROPELLER CLUB – Networking Happy Hour - Get ready to reconnect and recharge as we host the first Happy Hour of 2026. Join us on February 19th at 5:00 PM at the Rising Tide Tap & Table in Port Canaveral. We are proud to announce that, thanks to the generous sponsorship of PCL Construction, there is no cost for members and guests to attend. Come enjoy appetizers and networking on the house as we kick off a phenomenal 2026!
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FUTURE ISSUES: 02/25/26 – PCPA - Canaveral Port Authority - 445 Challenger Road Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920 Commission Meeting
03/04/26 - PROPELLER CLUB – MONTHLY LUNCHEON We are excited to announce a unique change of pace for our next gathering. On Wednesday, March 4th, the Propeller Club will be hosted at a new location: Canaveral Port Ministries (CPM).
03/26/26 - PCPA - Canaveral Port Authority - 445 Challenger Road Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920 Commission Meeting
04/09-10/26 – PROPELLER CLUB - The Propeller Club – Port Canaveral is pleased to host the
2026 SERAC (Southeast Region Annual Conference). Chapter leaders from across the southeastern US will be in attendance. Conversations and programs during the gathering will focus on priorities, plans, and opportunities for the participating Propeller Club chapters. The event will wrap up with Propeller Club Port Canaveral’s annual ShrimpFeast event! - ATTACHED
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Hurricane Alert: 5/OUT OF SEASON
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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
FEBRUARY
Tu 17 Low 1:06 AM -0.4 6:58 AM Rise 7:07 AM 0
17 High 7:34 AM 3.8 6:14 PM Set 6:37 PM
17 Low 1:42 PM -0.2
17 High 7:47 PM 3.3
W 18 Low 1:48 AM -0.4 6:58 AM Rise 7:39 AM 0
18 High 8:13 AM 3.8 6:15 PM Set 7:38 PM
18 Low 2:19 PM -0.3
18 High 8:30 PM 3.5
Th 19 Low 2:32 AM -0.4 6:57 AM Rise 8:09 AM 1
19 High 8:52 AM 3.7 6:16 PM Set 8:39 PM
19 Low 2:57 PM -0.4
19 High 9:13 PM 3.7
F 20 Low 3:19 AM -0.3 6:56 AM Rise 8:41 AM 5
20 High 9:32 AM 3.6 6:16 PM Set 9:41 PM
20 Low 3:37 PM -0.5
20 High 9:58 PM 3.8
Sa 21 Low 4:10 AM -0.2 6:55 AM Rise 9:14 AM 11
21 High 10:14 AM 3.4 6:17 PM Set 10:46 PM
21 Low 4:21 PM -0.4
21 High 10:46 PM 3.9
Su 22 Low 5:06 AM 0.0 6:54 AM Rise 9:51 AM 20
22 High 11:00 AM 3.1 6:18 PM Set 11:53 PM
22 Low 5:11 PM -0.4
22 High 11:39 PM 3.8
M 23 Low 6:06 AM 0.1 6:53 AM Rise 10:34 AM 30
23 High 11:52 AM 2.9 6:18 PM
23 Low 6:06 PM -0.3
Tu 24 High 12:40 AM 3.8 6:52 AM Set 1:02 AM 40
24 Low 7:10 AM 0.3 6:19 PM Rise 11:24 AM
24 High 12:53 PM 2.7
24 Low 7:06 PM -0.3
W 25 High 1:49 AM 3.7 6:51 AM Set 2:09 AM 52
25 Low 8:17 AM 0.4 6:20 PM Rise 12:22 PM
25 High 2:03 PM 2.6
25 Low 8:11 PM -0.3
Th 26 High 3:01 AM 3.7 6:50 AM Set 3:13 AM 63
26 Low 9:25 AM 0.3 6:20 PM Rise 1:26 PM
26 High 3:16 PM 2.7
26 Low 9:18 PM -0.3
F 27 High 4:08 AM 3.8 6:49 AM Set 4:09 AM 74
27 Low 10:31 AM 0.2 6:21 PM Rise 2:34 PM
27 High 4:22 PM 2.9
27 Low 10:25 PM -0.4
Sa 28 High 5:08 AM 3.9 6:48 AM Set 4:58 AM 83
28 Low 11:28 AM 0.0 6:22 PM Rise 3:42 PM
28 High 5:22 PM 3.1
28 Low 11:26 PM -0.5
MARCH 2026
Su 1 High 6:01 AM 4.0 6:47 AM Set 5:39 AM 91
1 Low 12:18 PM -0.1 6:22 PM Rise 4:47 PM
1 High 6:16 PM 3.4
M 2 Low 12:20 AM -0.5 6:46 AM Set 6:15 AM 96
2 High 6:49 AM 4.0 6:23 PM Rise 5:50 PM
2 Low 1:01 PM -0.3
2 High 7:07 PM 3.6
Tu 3 Low 1:10 AM -0.5 6:45 AM Set 6:47 AM 99
3 High 7:33 AM 3.9 6:24 PM Rise 6:49 PM
3 Low 1:41 PM -0.4
3 High 7:54 PM 3.7
W 4 Low 1:56 AM -0.4 6:44 AM Set 7:17 AM 99
4 High 8:15 AM 3.7 6:24 PM Rise 7:47 PM
4 Low 2:19 PM -0.4
4 High 8:38 PM 3.8
Th 5 Low 2:41 AM -0.3 6:43 AM Set 7:46 AM 98
5 High 8:54 AM 3.5 6:25 PM Rise 8:44 PM
5 Low 2:55 PM -0.3
5 High 9:19 PM 3.8
F 6 Low 3:25 AM -0.1 6:42 AM Set 8:15 AM 94
6 High 9:31 AM 3.3 6:25 PM Rise 9:40 PM
6 Low 3:33 PM -0.2
6 High 9:59 PM 3.7
Sa 7 Low 4:11 AM 0.2 6:41 AM Set 8:46 AM 89
7 High 10:09 AM 3.0 6:26 PM Rise 10:36 PM
7 Low 4:12 PM 0.0
7 High 10:40 PM 3.6
Su 8 Low 5:58 AM 0.4 7:40 AM Set 10:20 AM 82
8 High 11:47 AM 2.8 7:27 PM
8 Low 5:54 PM 0.2
M 9 High 12:23 AM 3.4 7:38 AM Rise 12:33 AM 74
9 Low 6:48 AM 0.6 7:27 PM Set 10:58 AM
9 High 12:29 PM 2.5
9 Low 6:40 PM 0.3
Tu 10 High 1:11 AM 3.2 7:37 AM Rise 1:30 AM 65
10 Low 7:40 AM 0.7 7:28 PM Set 11:42 AM
10 High 1:17 PM 2.4
10 Low 7:31 PM 0.4
W 11 High 2:08 AM 3.1 7:36 AM Rise 2:25 AM 56
11 Low 8:35 AM 0.8 7:28 PM Set 12:30 PM
11 High 2:15 PM 2.3
11 Low 8:27 PM 0.5
Th 12 High 3:11 AM 3.1 7:35 AM Rise 3:17 AM 47
12 Low 9:33 AM 0.8 7:29 PM Set 1:23 PM
12 High 3:20 PM 2.3
12 Low 9:25 PM 0.5
F 13 High 4:13 AM 3.1 7:34 AM Rise 4:05 AM 37
13 Low 10:29 AM 0.8 7:30 PM Set 2:20 PM
13 High 4:22 PM 2.4
13 Low 10:23 PM 0.4
Sa 14 High 5:07 AM 3.3 7:33 AM Rise 4:49 AM 28
14 Low 11:22 AM 0.6 7:30 PM Set 3:20 PM
14 High 5:17 PM 2.6
14 Low 11:18 PM 0.2
Su 15 High 5:54 AM 3.4 7:32 AM Rise 5:28 AM 20
15 Low 12:07 PM 0.4 7:31 PM Set 4:21 PM
15 High 6:05 PM 2.9
M 16 Low 12:10 AM 0.0 7:31 AM Rise 6:03 AM 12
16 High 6:37 AM 3.6 7:31 PM Set 5:22 PM
16 Low 12:48 PM 0.1
16 High 6:51 PM 3.2
Tu 17 Low 12:58 AM -0.2 7:29 AM Rise 6:36 AM 6
17 High 7:18 AM 3.7 7:32 PM Set 6:23 PM
17 Low 1:27 PM -0.1
17 High 7:36 PM 3.5
W 18 Low 1:44 AM -0.3 7:28 AM Rise 7:08 AM 2
18 High 8:00 AM 3.7 7:32 PM Set 7:25 PM
18 Low 2:05 PM -0.3
18 High 8:20 PM 3.9
Th 19 Low 2:29 AM -0.4 7:27 AM Rise 7:40 AM 0
19 High 8:42 AM 3.7 7:33 PM Set 8:28 PM
19 Low 2:43 PM -0.5
19 High 9:05 PM 4.1
F 20 Low 3:16 AM -0.4 7:26 AM Rise 8:13 AM 0
20 High 9:25 AM 3.6 7:34 PM Set 9:34 PM
20 Low 3:24 PM -0.6
20 High 9:51 PM 4.3
Sa 21 Low 4:05 AM -0.3 7:25 AM Rise 8:50 AM 3
21 High 10:09 AM 3.5 7:34 PM Set 10:42 PM
21 Low 4:08 PM -0.6
21 High 10:39 PM 4.4
Su 22 Low 4:58 AM -0.2 7:24 AM Rise 9:32 AM 9
22 High 10:56 AM 3.3 7:35 PM Set 11:52 PM
22 Low 4:56 PM -0.5
22 High 11:29 PM 4.3
M 23 Low 5:55 AM 0.0 7:22 AM Rise 10:20 AM 17
23 High 11:45 AM 3.1 7:35 PM
23 Low 5:50 PM -0.4
Tu 24 High 12:24 AM 4.2 7:21 AM Set 1:01 AM 26
24 Low 6:56 AM 0.2 7:36 PM Rise 11:16 AM
24 High 12:40 PM 2.9
24 Low 6:50 PM -0.2
W 25 High 1:25 AM 4.0 7:20 AM Set 2:07 AM 37
25 Low 8:00 AM 0.3 7:36 PM Rise 12:18 PM
25 High 1:45 PM 2.8
25 Low 7:55 PM -0.1
Th 26 High 2:35 AM 3.8 7:19 AM Set 3:05 AM 48
26 Low 9:06 AM 0.4 7:37 PM Rise 1:25 PM
26 High 2:58 PM 2.8
26 Low 9:02 PM 0.0
F 27 High 3:48 AM 3.7 7:18 AM Set 3:56 AM 60
27 Low 10:11 AM 0.4 7:37 PM Rise 2:32 PM
27 High 4:12 PM 2.9
27 Low 10:11 PM 0.0
Sa 28 High 4:54 AM 3.7 7:17 AM Set 4:38 AM 70
28 Low 11:13 AM 0.2 7:38 PM Rise 3:37 PM
28 High 5:17 PM 3.2
28 Low 11:18 PM 0.0
Su 29 High 5:51 AM 3.7 7:16 AM Set 5:15 AM 80
29 Low 12:06 PM 0.1 7:39 PM Rise 4:39 PM
29 High 6:13 PM 3.4
M 30 Low 12:18 AM -0.1 7:14 AM Set 5:47 AM 88
30 High 6:40 AM 3.7 7:39 PM Rise 5:39 PM
30 Low 12:51 PM -0.1
30 High 7:04 PM 3.6
Tu 31 Low 1:11 AM -0.1 7:13 AM Set 6:17 AM 94
31 High 7:25 AM 3.6 7:40 PM Rise 6:36 PM
31 Low 1:31 PM -0.2
31 High 7:49 PM 3.8
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 8NM E Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
Rest Of TodayEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A moderate chop on the intracoastal waters.
TonightSoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 9 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 13 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
WednesdaySouth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 12 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Wednesday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 13 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
ThursdaySouthwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 15 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Thursday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 3 feet at 14 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
FridaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Friday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters.
SaturdaySouth winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters.
Saturday NightSouthwest winds around 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers.
