Port Update
Port Manatee, FL
October 07, 2025
Notices
PORT MANATEE, FL (27-38’N 82-33’30”W)
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION (UPDATED 08/05/25)
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish)
Harbor entrance – decrease maximum draft to 37’06” +/- tide to a maximum of 39’06”
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION (CONFIRMED 07/25/25)
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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 – ATB TANGIER ISLAND
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: 10/16/25 - SEAPORT MANATEE - A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority - Next scheduled meeting: A meeting of the Manatee County Port Authority will be held Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 9:00 am on the third floor of the Port Manatee Intermodal Center, 1905 Intermodal Circle, Palmetto, Florida.
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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 Tue Oct 7 2025
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL95): Showers and thunderstorms are gradually becoming better organized in association with an area of low pressure located a little more than 1000 miles east of the Windward Islands. If these trends continue, advisories will likely be initiated on a tropical depression later today. This system is expected to move quickly west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic and then move near or north of the northern Leeward Islands on Thursday and Friday. Interests there should continue to monitor its progress. For more information on this system, including gale warnings, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
2. Southwestern Gulf: A trough of low pressure located over the Yucatan Peninsula is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system is expected to emerge over the Bay of Campeche later today, and some slow development is possible before it moves inland
over southern Mexico late Wednesday or early Thursday. Regardless
of development, areas of heavy rain and gusty winds are likely across portions of the Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, and southern Mexico during the next couple of days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:
1. Central Tropical Atlantic (AL95): Showers and thunderstorms are gradually becoming better organized in association with an area of low pressure located a little more than 1000 miles east of the Windward Islands. If these trends continue, advisories will likely be initiated on a tropical depression later today. This system is expected to move quickly west-northwestward across the central tropical Atlantic and then move near or north of the northern Leeward Islands on Thursday and Friday. Interests there should continue to monitor its progress. For more information on this system, including gale warnings, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...high...90 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
2. Southwestern Gulf: A trough of low pressure located over the Yucatan Peninsula is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms. This system is expected to emerge over the Bay of Campeche later today, and some slow development is possible before it moves inland
over southern Mexico late Wednesday or early Thursday. Regardless
of development, areas of heavy rain and gusty winds are likely across portions of the Yucatan Peninsula, Belize, and southern Mexico during the next couple of days.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.
Tides / Currents
TIDES: PORT MANATEE, FL
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
OCTOBER 2025
Tu 7 High 1:02 AM 2.3 7:26 AM Set 7:51 AM 99
7 Low 7:56 AM 0.2 7:09 PM Rise 7:29 PM
7 High 2:23 PM 2.2
7 Low 7:56 PM 1.1
W 8 High 1:23 AM 2.5 7:27 AM Set 9:00 AM 99
8 Low 8:44 AM -0.1 7:08 PM Rise 8:10 PM
8 High 3:21 PM 2.0
8 Low 8:16 PM 1.3
Th 9 High 1:49 AM 2.7 7:27 AM Set 10:12 AM 96
9 Low 9:36 AM -0.2 7:07 PM Rise 8:56 PM
9 High 4:28 PM 1.8
9 Low 8:29 PM 1.5
F 10 High 2:21 AM 2.9 7:28 AM Set 11:24 AM 90
10 Low 10:34 AM -0.2 7:06 PM Rise 9:50 PM
10 High 6:01 PM 1.6
10 Low 8:25 PM 1.5
Sa 11 High 2:59 AM 2.9 7:29 AM Set 12:34 PM 82
11 Low 11:42 AM -0.1 7:05 PM Rise 10:50 PM
Su 12 High 3:45 AM 2.8 7:29 AM Set 1:37 PM 72
12 Low 1:02 PM 0.0 7:04 PM Rise 11:55 PM
M 13 High 4:45 AM 2.6 7:30 AM Set 2:32 PM 61
13 Low 2:29 PM 0.1 7:03 PM
Tu 14 High 6:18 AM 2.4 7:30 AM Rise 1:01 AM 50
14 Low 3:45 PM 0.2 7:02 PM Set 3:17 PM
W 15 High 8:27 AM 2.2 7:31 AM Rise 2:05 AM 39
15 Low 4:42 PM 0.3 7:01 PM Set 3:56 PM
15 High 11:53 PM 1.8
Th 16 Low 4:19 AM 1.4 7:31 AM Rise 3:06 AM 29
16 High 10:07 AM 2.2 7:00 PM Set 4:29 PM
16 Low 5:25 PM 0.4
16 High 11:59 PM 1.8
F 17 Low 5:25 AM 1.1 7:32 AM Rise 4:03 AM 20
17 High 11:18 AM 2.2 6:59 PM Set 4:59 PM
17 Low 5:58 PM 0.6
Sa 18 High 12:09 AM 2.0 7:33 AM Rise 4:58 AM 13
18 Low 6:13 AM 0.9 6:58 PM Set 5:27 PM
18 High 12:15 PM 2.1
18 Low 6:25 PM 0.8
Su 19 High 12:19 AM 2.1 7:33 AM Rise 5:52 AM 7
19 Low 6:53 AM 0.6 6:57 PM Set 5:55 PM
19 High 1:06 PM 2.0
19 Low 6:46 PM 0.9
M 20 High 12:28 AM 2.2 7:34 AM Rise 6:45 AM 2
20 Low 7:29 AM 0.3 6:56 PM Set 6:22 PM
20 High 1:51 PM 1.9
20 Low 7:04 PM 1.1
Tu 21 High 12:39 AM 2.4 7:34 AM Rise 7:39 AM 0
21 Low 8:02 AM 0.2 6:55 PM Set 6:52 PM
21 High 2:34 PM 1.8
21 Low 7:19 PM 1.2
W 22 High 12:53 AM 2.5 7:35 AM Rise 8:33 AM 0
22 Low 8:34 AM 0.0 6:54 PM Set 7:25 PM
22 High 3:16 PM 1.7
22 Low 7:32 PM 1.3
Th 23 High 1:12 AM 2.6 7:36 AM Rise 9:29 AM 1
23 Low 9:07 AM 0.0 6:54 PM Set 8:02 PM
23 High 4:00 PM 1.6
23 Low 7:44 PM 1.4
F 24 High 1:36 AM 2.6 7:36 AM Rise 10:25 AM 4
24 Low 9:45 AM 0.0 6:53 PM Set 8:44 PM
24 High 4:50 PM 1.6
24 Low 7:54 PM 1.4
Sa 25 High 2:06 AM 2.6 7:37 AM Rise 11:21 AM 9
25 Low 10:28 AM 0.0 6:52 PM Set 9:31 PM
Su 26 High 2:42 AM 2.6 7:37 AM Rise 12:14 PM 15
26 Low 11:21 AM 0.1 6:51 PM Set 10:23 PM
M 27 High 3:25 AM 2.5 7:38 AM Rise 1:04 PM 22
27 Low 12:24 PM 0.2 6:50 PM Set 11:20 PM
Tu 28 High 4:19 AM 2.3 7:39 AM Rise 1:49 PM 31
28 Low 1:33 PM 0.2 6:49 PM
W 29 High 5:33 AM 2.2 7:39 AM Set 12:18 AM 40
29 Low 2:39 PM 0.2 6:49 PM Rise 2:29 PM
29 High 10:43 PM 1.6
Th 30 Low 1:41 AM 1.5 7:40 AM Set 1:18 AM 50
30 High 7:14 AM 2.1 6:48 PM Rise 3:05 PM
30 Low 3:35 PM 0.3
30 High 10:42 PM 1.7
F 31 Low 3:28 AM 1.3 7:41 AM Set 2:19 AM 60
31 High 8:56 AM 2.0 6:47 PM Rise 3:39 PM
31 Low 4:22 PM 0.4
31 High 10:52 PM 1.8
NOVEMBER 2025
Sa 1 Low 4:36 AM 1.0 7:41 AM Set 3:20 AM 70
1 High 10:20 AM 2.0 6:46 PM Rise 4:12 PM
1 Low 5:02 PM 0.5
1 High 11:06 PM 2.0
Su 2 Low 4:29 AM 0.6 6:42 AM Set 3:22 AM 80
2 High 10:31 AM 2.0 5:46 PM Rise 3:45 PM
2 Low 4:37 PM 0.7
2 High 10:22 PM 2.1
M 3 Low 5:17 AM 0.2 6:43 AM Set 4:27 AM 88
3 High 11:37 AM 2.0 5:45 PM Rise 4:20 PM
3 Low 5:07 PM 0.9
3 High 10:43 PM 2.4
Tu 4 Low 6:04 AM -0.1 6:44 AM Set 5:34 AM 95
4 High 12:40 PM 1.9 5:44 PM Rise 4:59 PM
4 Low 5:33 PM 1.1
4 High 11:07 PM 2.6
W 5 Low 6:52 AM -0.4 6:44 AM Set 6:46 AM 98
5 High 1:44 PM 1.8 5:44 PM Rise 5:43 PM
5 Low 5:53 PM 1.3
5 High 11:36 PM 2.8
Th 6 Low 7:42 AM -0.6 6:45 AM Set 8:00 AM 99
6 High 2:55 PM 1.6 5:43 PM Rise 6:35 PM
6 Low 6:07 PM 1.4
F 7 High 12:11 AM 2.9 6:46 AM Set 9:13 AM 97
7 Low 8:36 AM -0.6 5:42 PM Rise 7:35 PM
Sa 8 High 12:51 AM 2.9 6:46 AM Set 10:22 AM 93
8 Low 9:34 AM -0.5 5:42 PM Rise 8:40 PM
Su 9 High 1:37 AM 2.8 6:47 AM Set 11:23 AM 85
9 Low 10:39 AM -0.4 5:41 PM Rise 9:49 PM
M 10 High 2:31 AM 2.6 6:48 AM Set 12:13 PM 76
10 Low 11:47 AM -0.2 5:41 PM Rise 10:56 PM
Tu 11 High 3:39 AM 2.3 6:49 AM Set 12:56 PM 66
11 Low 12:54 PM 0.0 5:40 PM Rise 11:59 PM
W 12 High 5:17 AM 2.0 6:49 AM Set 1:31 PM 55
12 Low 1:53 PM 0.2 5:40 PM
12 High 9:21 PM 1.6
Th 13 Low 1:52 AM 1.3 6:50 AM Rise 12:59 AM 45
13 High 7:18 AM 1.8 5:39 PM Set 2:03 PM
13 Low 2:41 PM 0.4
13 High 9:29 PM 1.7
F 14 Low 3:20 AM 0.9 6:51 AM Rise 1:55 AM 34
14 High 8:57 AM 1.7 5:39 PM Set 2:31 PM
14 Low 3:20 PM 0.6
14 High 9:43 PM 1.9
Sa 15 Low 4:18 AM 0.6 6:52 AM Rise 2:48 AM 25
15 High 10:15 AM 1.6 5:38 PM Set 2:58 PM
15 Low 3:53 PM 0.8
15 High 9:58 PM 2.0
Su 16 Low 5:03 AM 0.3 6:52 AM Rise 3:41 AM 17
16 High 11:20 AM 1.6 5:38 PM Set 3:26 PM
16 Low 4:20 PM 0.9
16 High 10:14 PM 2.1
M 17 Low 5:42 AM 0.0 6:53 AM Rise 4:34 AM 11
17 High 12:18 PM 1.6 5:38 PM Set 3:55 PM
17 Low 4:44 PM 1.1
17 High 10:29 PM 2.2
Tu 18 Low 6:17 AM -0.2 6:54 AM Rise 5:28 AM 5
18 High 1:11 PM 1.6 5:37 PM Set 4:26 PM
18 Low 5:02 PM 1.2
18 High 10:47 PM 2.3
W 19 Low 6:51 AM -0.3 6:55 AM Rise 6:23 AM 2
19 High 2:02 PM 1.6 5:37 PM Set 5:02 PM
19 Low 5:17 PM 1.3
19 High 11:08 PM 2.4
Th 20 Low 7:25 AM -0.4 6:56 AM Rise 7:19 AM 0
20 High 2:50 PM 1.5 5:37 PM Set 5:42 PM
20 Low 5:28 PM 1.3
20 High 11:34 PM 2.5
F 21 Low 8:00 AM -0.4 6:56 AM Rise 8:15 AM 0
21 5:36 PM Set 6:28 PM
Sa 22 High 12:06 AM 2.5 6:57 AM Rise 9:09 AM 1
22 Low 8:38 AM -0.4 5:36 PM Set 7:19 PM
Su 23 High 12:43 AM 2.5 6:58 AM Rise 10:00 AM 5
23 Low 9:21 AM -0.3 5:36 PM Set 8:14 PM
M 24 High 1:25 AM 2.4 6:59 AM Rise 10:46 AM 10
24 Low 10:08 AM -0.3 5:36 PM Set 9:11 PM
Tu 25 High 2:12 AM 2.3 6:59 AM Rise 11:27 AM 17
25 Low 10:58 AM -0.2 5:35 PM Set 10:10 PM
W 26 High 3:09 AM 2.1 7:00 AM Rise 12:04 PM 24
26 Low 11:50 AM -0.1 5:35 PM Set 11:09 PM
26 High 7:27 PM 1.5
26 Low 10:38 PM 1.3
Th 27 High 4:20 AM 1.9 7:01 AM Rise 12:37 PM 34
27 Low 12:40 PM 0.0 5:35 PM
27 High 7:45 PM 1.6
F 28 Low 12:38 AM 1.1 7:02 AM Set 12:08 AM 44
28 High 5:52 AM 1.7 5:35 PM Rise 1:09 PM
28 Low 1:28 PM 0.2
28 High 8:06 PM 1.6
Sa 29 Low 2:08 AM 0.9 7:02 AM Set 1:07 AM 54
29 High 7:35 AM 1.6 5:35 PM Rise 1:41 PM
29 Low 2:13 PM 0.4
29 High 8:28 PM 1.8
Su 30 Low 3:17 AM 0.5 7:03 AM Set 2:08 AM 65
30 High 9:12 AM 1.6 5:35 PM Rise 2:13 PM
30 Low 2:54 PM 0.7
30 High 8:53 PM 2.0
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 4NM N Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TodayEast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to around 15 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon.
TonightEast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
WednesdayNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Wednesday NightNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Isolated showers in the evening.
ThursdayNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Thursday NightNortheast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening.
FridayNortheast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday NightNortheast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms in the evening.
SaturdayNortheast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
