Port Update
Port Manatee, FL
July 02, 2025
Notices
PORT MANATEE, FL (27-38’N 82-33’30”W)
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 04/28/25)
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish)
Harbor entrance – Increase maximum draft to 37 08” +/- tide to a maximum of 40’00”.
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 06/04/25)
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths:
Berth 4 - 39’03”
Berth 5 - 39’03”
Berth 6 - 38’10”
Berth 7 –39’03”
Berth 8 –39’05”
Berth 9 - 41’04” (39’00” inside 50' of berth 8 bulkhead)
Berth 10 -39’05”
Berth 11 – 32’01”
Berth 12 - 38’08”
Berth 14 - 39’03”
The restrictions for docking at Port Manatee are as follows. However, please contact the agents for any vessel with a draft of 37’08 to confirm actual tidal restrictions, as they change daily.
Tampa Bay Pilots guidelines and/or handling for recommendations for vessels transiting the main shipping channel:
Draft: To From Sea
Draft less than 30 ft docking or sailing anytime Greater than 35 ft requires slack water
Draft: Shifts to or from the north - Draft less than 27 ft - Anytime
27 to 34 Ft – current 0.5 Knots or less Draft greater than 34 Ft - Slack water
There is no longer a 0.3 knot restriction in Manatee
Max LOA 900 ft; Vessels between 700 and 800 feet require less than 0.5 kt current anytime Vessels 800 ft and over require slack water for all movements
Only 1 vessel with draft greater than 36 ft per slack water movement
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TANKER TRAFFIC: IN – NONE
DUE – NONE
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
96 Hours - advance notice of arrival required by USCG
72 Hours - The Harbormasters office requires a 72 hour minimum notice of a vessel arrival. Any time less than 72 hours will be considered short notice and could result in vessel's delay to berth.
48 Hours - advance receipt of crew list by Immigration for any vessel arriving from a foreign port, or arriving coast wise with detained crew.
24 Hours (minimum) - Foreign cargo must have manifest submitted to Customs & Border Patrol AMS.
24 Hours - advance fax of crew list and approved visitors required by Port Security Officer.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within Port Manatee must have TWIC and a Port-issued ID Badge. Someone not having one or both must be escorted. Vehicles must have permanent company markings to be allowed onto any terminal.
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: NONE
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FUTURE ISSUES: NONE
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Security level: MARSEC 1
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL – NO TROPICAL FORCE WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS - 800 AM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025 - For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America: 1. Near the Southeastern U.S.:
An area of low pressure could develop near the southeast U.S. Atlantic or Gulf coasts by this weekend along a weakening frontal boundary. Environmental conditions appear only marginally conducive for some slow development, but a tropical or subtropical depression could form in this region over the weekend or early next week while the system moves little. Regardless of development, heavy rainfall is possible across portions of the southeast U.S., particularly
across the west-central Florida coast.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...40 percent.
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Tides / Currents
TIDES: PORT MANATEE, FL
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
JULY 2024
W 2 Low 12:59 AM 0.5 6:39 AM Set 12:55 AM 39
2 High 7:27 AM 1.8 8:30 PM Rise 1:34 PM
2 Low 2:01 PM 0.9
2 High 7:26 PM 1.5
Th 3 Low 1:30 AM 0.8 6:39 AM Set 1:22 AM 49
3 High 7:55 AM 1.9 8:30 PM Rise 2:26 PM
3 Low 3:20 PM 0.7
3 High 9:14 PM 1.4
F 4 Low 2:00 AM 0.9 6:40 AM Set 1:51 AM 58
4 High 8:26 AM 2.1 8:30 PM Rise 3:19 PM
4 Low 4:28 PM 0.4
4 High 11:13 PM 1.4
Sa 5 Low 2:29 AM 1.1 6:40 AM Set 2:21 AM 68
5 High 9:01 AM 2.2 8:30 PM Rise 4:14 PM
5 Low 5:27 PM 0.2
Su 6 High 9:39 AM 2.3 6:41 AM Set 2:56 AM 76
6 Low 6:19 PM 0.0 8:30 PM Rise 5:10 PM
M 7 High 10:21 AM 2.4 6:41 AM Set 3:36 AM 84
7 Low 7:07 PM -0.1 8:30 PM Rise 6:07 PM
Tu 8 High 11:05 AM 2.5 6:41 AM Set 4:21 AM 90
8 Low 7:50 PM -0.2 8:29 PM Rise 7:04 PM
W 9 High 11:49 AM 2.6 6:42 AM Set 5:14 AM 95
9 Low 8:30 PM -0.3 8:29 PM Rise 7:58 PM
Th 10 High 12:33 PM 2.7 6:42 AM Set 6:12 AM 98
10 Low 9:07 PM -0.3 8:29 PM Rise 8:47 PM
F 11 High 1:17 PM 2.7 6:43 AM Set 7:13 AM 99
11 Low 9:41 PM -0.3 8:29 PM Rise 9:31 PM
Sa 12 High 4:52 AM 1.4 6:43 AM Set 8:16 AM 99
12 Low 7:21 AM 1.2 8:29 PM Rise 10:10 PM
12 High 2:02 PM 2.7
12 Low 10:15 PM -0.3
Su 13 High 4:59 AM 1.5 6:44 AM Set 9:18 AM 96
13 Low 8:27 AM 1.2 8:28 PM Rise 10:46 PM
13 High 2:50 PM 2.6
13 Low 10:48 PM -0.1
M 14 High 5:13 AM 1.6 6:44 AM Set 10:20 AM 91
14 Low 9:35 AM 1.1 8:28 PM Rise 11:18 PM
14 High 3:42 PM 2.5
14 Low 11:21 PM 0.1
Tu 15 High 5:34 AM 1.6 6:45 AM Set 11:21 AM 83
15 Low 10:47 AM 0.9 8:28 PM Rise 11:50 PM
15 High 4:40 PM 2.2
15 Low 11:53 PM 0.3
W 16 High 5:59 AM 1.8 6:45 AM Set 12:22 PM 74
16 Low 12:05 PM 0.9 8:27 PM
16 High 5:49 PM 1.9
Th 17 Low 12:25 AM 0.6 6:46 AM Rise 12:22 AM 64
17 High 6:29 AM 2.0 8:27 PM Set 1:25 PM
17 Low 1:28 PM 0.6
17 High 7:18 PM 1.6
F 18 Low 12:54 AM 0.9 6:46 AM Rise 12:57 AM 53
18 High 7:05 AM 2.2 8:27 PM Set 2:30 PM
18 Low 2:55 PM 0.4
18 High 9:21 PM 1.4
Sa 19 Low 1:17 AM 1.1 6:47 AM Rise 1:35 AM 42
19 High 7:49 AM 2.4 8:26 PM Set 3:38 PM
19 Low 4:19 PM 0.1
Su 20 High 8:41 AM 2.6 6:47 AM Rise 2:20 AM 30
20 Low 5:35 PM -0.1 8:26 PM Set 4:47 PM
M 21 High 9:40 AM 2.7 6:48 AM Rise 3:12 AM 20
21 Low 6:40 PM -0.3 8:25 PM Set 5:56 PM
Tu 22 High 10:43 AM 2.8 6:48 AM Rise 4:12 AM 12
22 Low 7:35 PM -0.4 8:25 PM Set 6:59 PM
W 23 High 11:44 AM 2.8 6:49 AM Rise 5:18 AM 5
23 Low 8:23 PM -0.4 8:24 PM Set 7:55 PM
Th 24 High 12:40 PM 2.8 6:49 AM Rise 6:25 AM 1
24 Low 9:03 PM -0.3 8:24 PM Set 8:42 PM
F 25 High 4:19 AM 1.5 6:50 AM Rise 7:32 AM 0
25 Low 6:43 AM 1.3 8:23 PM Set 9:22 PM
25 High 1:30 PM 2.8
25 Low 9:37 PM -0.2
Sa 26 High 4:22 AM 1.5 6:51 AM Rise 8:35 AM 1
26 Low 7:50 AM 1.2 8:23 PM Set 9:56 PM
26 High 2:17 PM 2.6
26 Low 10:06 PM 0.0
Su 27 High 4:30 AM 1.6 6:51 AM Rise 9:34 AM 4
27 Low 8:52 AM 1.1 8:22 PM Set 10:27 PM
27 High 3:03 PM 2.4
27 Low 10:32 PM 0.2
M 28 High 4:42 AM 1.6 6:52 AM Rise 10:30 AM 9
28 Low 9:52 AM 1.0 8:22 PM Set 10:55 PM
28 High 3:49 PM 2.2
28 Low 10:57 PM 0.4
Tu 29 High 4:59 AM 1.8 6:52 AM Rise 11:24 AM 16
29 Low 10:53 AM 0.9 8:21 PM Set 11:23 PM
29 High 4:41 PM 1.9
29 Low 11:21 PM 0.7
W 30 High 5:20 AM 1.9 6:53 AM Rise 12:17 PM 24
30 Low 11:57 AM 0.8 8:21 PM Set 11:51 PM
30 High 5:41 PM 1.7
30 Low 11:44 PM 0.9
Th 31 High 5:47 AM 2.1 6:53 AM Rise 1:10 PM 33
31 Low 1:05 PM 0.7 8:20 PM
31 High 7:00 PM 1.6
AUGUST 2025
F 1 Low 12:06 AM 1.0 6:54 AM Set 12:21 AM 42
1 High 6:19 AM 2.2 8:19 PM Rise 2:04 PM
1 Low 2:21 PM 0.6
1 High 9:01 PM 1.4
Sa 2 Low 12:22 AM 1.2 6:54 AM Set 12:54 AM 52
2 High 6:58 AM 2.2 8:19 PM Rise 3:00 PM
2 Low 3:40 PM 0.5
Su 3 High 7:48 AM 2.3 6:55 AM Set 1:31 AM 61
3 Low 4:54 PM 0.3 8:18 PM Rise 3:57 PM
M 4 High 8:50 AM 2.3 6:55 AM Set 2:14 AM 70
4 Low 5:56 PM 0.2 8:17 PM Rise 4:54 PM
Tu 5 High 9:56 AM 2.4 6:56 AM Set 3:03 AM 78
5 Low 6:47 PM 0.0 8:16 PM Rise 5:49 PM
W 6 High 10:56 AM 2.5 6:56 AM Set 3:59 AM 86
6 Low 7:30 PM -0.1 8:16 PM Rise 6:40 PM
Th 7 High 11:49 AM 2.7 6:57 AM Set 5:00 AM 92
7 Low 8:07 PM -0.1 8:15 PM Rise 7:26 PM
F 8 High 3:16 AM 1.6 6:58 AM Set 6:03 AM 97
8 Low 6:06 AM 1.4 8:14 PM Rise 8:08 PM
8 High 12:36 PM 2.7
8 Low 8:40 PM -0.1
Sa 9 High 3:19 AM 1.6 6:58 AM Set 7:07 AM 99
9 Low 7:00 AM 1.2 8:13 PM Rise 8:45 PM
9 High 1:22 PM 2.8
9 Low 9:10 PM 0.0
Su 10 High 3:26 AM 1.6 6:59 AM Set 8:10 AM 99
10 Low 7:53 AM 1.1 8:12 PM Rise 9:19 PM
10 High 2:08 PM 2.7
10 Low 9:39 PM 0.1
M 11 High 3:37 AM 1.7 6:59 AM Set 9:13 AM 97
11 Low 8:47 AM 0.9 8:12 PM Rise 9:52 PM
11 High 2:57 PM 2.6
11 Low 10:06 PM 0.3
Tu 12 High 3:54 AM 1.8 7:00 AM Set 10:15 AM 93
12 Low 9:44 AM 0.8 8:11 PM Rise 10:24 PM
12 High 3:50 PM 2.3
12 Low 10:33 PM 0.6
W 13 High 4:16 AM 2.0 7:00 AM Set 11:18 AM 86
13 Low 10:46 AM 0.6 8:10 PM Rise 10:59 PM
13 High 4:50 PM 2.0
13 Low 10:58 PM 0.9
Th 14 High 4:44 AM 2.2 7:01 AM Set 12:23 PM 77
14 Low 11:54 AM 0.5 8:09 PM Rise 11:36 PM
14 High 6:05 PM 1.7
14 Low 11:19 PM 1.1
F 15 High 5:18 AM 2.4 7:01 AM Set 1:30 PM 66
15 Low 1:14 PM 0.4 8:08 PM
15 High 7:56 PM 1.5
15 Low 11:28 PM 1.3
Sa 16 High 6:02 AM 2.5 7:02 AM Rise 12:18 AM 55
16 Low 2:45 PM 0.3 8:07 PM Set 2:39 PM
Su 17 High 6:59 AM 2.6 7:02 AM Rise 1:07 AM 44
17 Low 4:18 PM 0.1 8:06 PM Set 3:46 PM
M 18 High 8:15 AM 2.6 7:03 AM Rise 2:03 AM 33
18 Low 5:36 PM 0.0 8:05 PM Set 4:50 PM
Tu 19 High 9:41 AM 2.7 7:03 AM Rise 3:05 AM 22
19 Low 6:36 PM -0.1 8:04 PM Set 5:47 PM
W 20 High 10:59 AM 2.7 7:04 AM Rise 4:11 AM 14
20 Low 7:24 PM -0.1 8:03 PM Set 6:36 PM
Th 21 High 2:43 AM 1.6 7:04 AM Rise 5:17 AM 7
21 Low 5:24 AM 1.5 8:02 PM Set 7:18 PM
21 High 12:02 PM 2.7
21 Low 8:01 PM 0.0
F 22 High 2:45 AM 1.6 7:05 AM Rise 6:20 AM 2
22 Low 6:30 AM 1.3 8:01 PM Set 7:54 PM
22 High 12:54 PM 2.7
22 Low 8:31 PM 0.1
Sa 23 High 2:50 AM 1.6 7:05 AM Rise 7:20 AM 0
23 Low 7:24 AM 1.1 8:00 PM Set 8:26 PM
23 High 1:39 PM 2.6
23 Low 8:56 PM 0.3
Su 24 High 2:57 AM 1.7 7:06 AM Rise 8:18 AM 0
24 Low 8:12 AM 0.9 7:59 PM Set 8:55 PM
24 High 2:20 PM 2.5
24 Low 9:17 PM 0.5
M 25 High 3:05 AM 1.9 7:06 AM Rise 9:13 AM 2
25 Low 8:57 AM 0.9 7:58 PM Set 9:23 PM
25 High 3:01 PM 2.3
25 Low 9:36 PM 0.7
Tu 26 High 3:18 AM 2.0 7:07 AM Rise 10:07 AM 6
26 Low 9:41 AM 0.7 7:57 PM Set 9:51 PM
26 High 3:45 PM 2.1
26 Low 9:54 PM 0.9
W 27 High 3:35 AM 2.2 7:07 AM Rise 11:00 AM 11
27 Low 10:27 AM 0.6 7:56 PM Set 10:20 PM
27 High 4:32 PM 1.9
27 Low 10:13 PM 1.0
Th 28 High 3:57 AM 2.3 7:08 AM Rise 11:55 AM 18
28 Low 11:18 AM 0.6 7:55 PM Set 10:52 PM
28 High 5:30 PM 1.7
28 Low 10:30 PM 1.2
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 4NM N Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TodaySouth winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southwest with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers and thunderstorms this morning, then widespread showers and thunderstorms this afternoon.
TonightSouthwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Widespread showers and thunderstorms.
ThursdaySouthwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Widespread showers and thunderstorms.
Thursday NightSouthwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Widespread showers and thunderstorms.
FridaySouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Widespread showers and thunderstorms.
Friday NightSouthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop. Widespread showers and thunderstorms.
SaturdaySoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Widespread showers and thunderstorms.
Saturday NightSoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop. Widespread showers and thunderstorms.
SundaySouth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop. Widespread showers and thunderstorms.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
