Port Update
Tampa, FL
October 20, 2025
Notices
PORT OF TAMPA, FL
TAMPA HARBOR –
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Maximum Depths - (Brackish) (updated 07/25/25)
Harbor entrance – 39'01" MLW plus tide
Hillsborough D Cut - reduced to 38-00 plus tide
Main Channel – 39’01
Vertical Clearance – Sunshine Skyway Bridge – 180’00
TERMINAL LIMITS/INFORMATION
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Maximum drafts allowed alongside berths:
Aids to navigation have been corrected, Big Bend, Redwing and Teco can dock in daylight or night. – Currently there is a restriction of daylight due to dredging
AMOCO/BP - 31'09" anytime, max 34'08" with tide
CITGO – Max 34-03" + Tide
CHEVRONTEXACO – 31-01 anytime, max 32'04 with tide
MARATHON OIL – 36’03 plus tide
PORT TAMPA GLOBAL PARTNERS – Max draft 31’06” – Max LOA 720’00 – Max BCM 340’ Max Displacement 55000 MT, Max beam 106 - hoses 3x8 gasoline, 1x8 diesel, 1x8 ethanol (UPDATED 4/28/25)
BUCKEYE NORTH – 34’00 Plus tide (Former Hess berth)
TAMPA PORT SERVICES AMMONIA - 36-00
KMI PLX Loading – 34-10+/- tide
KMI PLX WAITING – 34-05+/- tide
TPA 30 – 43’06 (UPDATED 01/27/25)
TPA 208 – 35’03
TPA 209 – 33’00
TPA 210 – 34’07
TPA 211 – 43’09
TPA 212 – 44’01
TPA 219N – 39’01
TPA 219S – 43’02
TPA 220 – 41’08
TPA 222 – 47’07
TPA 223 – 40’11
TPA 227 – 41’01 – BCM MAX 450 (UPDATED 01/27/25)
TPA 245 - N 33’03
S 33’05
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VESSEL TRAFFIC – IN – ATB LEGACY, ATB KELLY, ATB LEGEND, ATB MILLVILLE, ATB TINA PYNE, CHALLENGE, ATB ROBIN MARIE, CHEM TAURUS
DUE – ATB CHRISTIAN REINAUER, FLORIDA VOYAGER
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FEDERAL, STATE & LOCAL FILING REQUIREMENTS
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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.
72 Hours - post port call, the Port Authority requires bill of lading figures for all bulk cargo.
Port Security - All persons doing ship’s business within the Port of Tampa must have TWIC and a Port-issued ID badge. Anyone not having one or both, will need to 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: 10/21/25 – 0930 – Tampa Port Authority monthly meeting - The regular business meeting of the Tampa Port Authority, d/b/a Port Tampa Bay, Board of Commissioners meeting will be held in person at PORT TAMPA BAY’S JOSEPH GARCIA INTERNATIONAL CENTER (1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602). Anyone who wishes to speak during the meeting may do so by signing the Public Comments sign-in sheet that will be provided near the entrance of the Boardroom on the meeting day. The Chair will call on speakers by name in the order in which they have completed Public Comments Sign-In sheet. Up to three (3) minutes are allowed for each speaker.
A copy of the current agenda and supporting documents are posted approximately seven days before the Board meeting on the PTB website: https://meetings.boardbook.org/Public/Organization/1448.
10/22/25 – 0700-1900 – TPA BERTH 223 DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE
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FUTURE ISSUES: 11/14/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - Quarterly Harbor Port Tour - Friday, November 14 ‧ 11:00am – 1:00pm (EST) Tampa Bay History Center location on Dana Mininson, director@propellerclubtampa.com
We are so excited to continue this new "perk" included in your membership! Our next Harbor tour of Port Tampa will be led and sponsored by Freedom Boat Club, McKibbon Hospitality and Port Tampa Bay guides. Join us on Friday, November 14, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a great day-time tour! We will have Cuban sandwiches, chips, snacks and beverages. We have two pontoons reserved; each can fit 10 people plus the captain and guide.
11/18/25 - 0930 – Tampa Port Authority monthly meeting
11/19/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - Wednesday, November 19, 2025 – Where Cruise Terminal 2 - Port Tampa Bay 601 Channelside Drive Tampa, FL 33602 Annual signature events— November Stone Crab Fest 2025
Our 29th Annual Stone Crab Fest is on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at Cruise Terminal 2! Tickets go on sale Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. by Email Link only. Active Members get first dibs before tickets go on sale to the public!
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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 Mon Oct 20 2025
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:
1. Caribbean Sea (AL98):
A tropical wave located over the eastern Caribbean Sea is producing
a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms primarily east of
the wave axis. The system is moving westward at 15 to 20 mph towards
the central Caribbean Sea and is expected to slowdown over the next
few days. Environmental conditions are forecast to become more
conducive for development, and a tropical depression or storm is
likely to form over the next few days. Regardless of development,
heavy rainfall and gusty winds are subsiding for the Windward and
Leeward Islands this morning, but could begin over portions of the
ABC Islands during the next couple of days. For more information on
this system, including Gale Warnings, please see High Seas Forecasts
issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:
1. Caribbean Sea (AL98):
A tropical wave located over the eastern Caribbean Sea is producing
a concentrated area of showers and thunderstorms primarily east of
the wave axis. The system is moving westward at 15 to 20 mph towards
the central Caribbean Sea and is expected to slowdown over the next
few days. Environmental conditions are forecast to become more
conducive for development, and a tropical depression or storm is
likely to form over the next few days. Regardless of development,
heavy rainfall and gusty winds are subsiding for the Windward and
Leeward Islands this morning, but could begin over portions of the
ABC Islands during the next couple of days. For more information on
this system, including Gale Warnings, please see High Seas Forecasts
issued by the National Weather Service.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...80 percent.
Tides / Currents
Tides for Hillsborough Bay, Tampa Bay
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon /Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
OCTOBER 2025
M 20 High 1:35 AM 2.8 7:34 AM Rise 6:45 AM 2
20 Low 8:43 AM 0.5 6:56 PM Set 6:22 PM
20 High 2:58 PM 2.4
20 Low 8:18 PM 1.8
Tu 21 High 1:46 AM 3.0 7:34 AM Rise 7:38 AM 0
21 Low 9:16 AM 0.3 6:55 PM Set 6:51 PM
21 High 3:41 PM 2.3
21 Low 8:33 PM 2.0
W 22 High 2:00 AM 3.2 7:35 AM Rise 8:33 AM 0
22 Low 9:48 AM 0.0 6:54 PM Set 7:24 PM
22 High 4:23 PM 2.2
22 Low 8:46 PM 2.1
Th 23 High 2:19 AM 3.3 7:35 AM Rise 9:29 AM 1
23 Low 10:21 AM 0.0 6:53 PM Set 8:01 PM
23 High 5:07 PM 2.1
23 Low 8:58 PM 2.3
F 24 High 2:43 AM 3.3 7:36 AM Rise 10:26 AM 4
24 Low 10:59 AM 0.0 6:52 PM Set 8:43 PM
24 High 5:57 PM 2.0
24 Low 9:08 PM 2.3
Sa 25 High 3:13 AM 3.3 7:37 AM Rise 11:21 AM 9
25 Low 11:42 AM 0.0 6:51 PM Set 9:30 PM
Su 26 High 3:49 AM 3.3 7:37 AM Rise 12:15 PM 15
26 Low 12:35 PM 0.2 6:50 PM Set 10:22 PM
M 27 High 4:32 AM 3.2 7:38 AM Rise 1:04 PM 22
27 Low 1:38 PM 0.3 6:49 PM Set 11:18 PM
Tu 28 High 5:26 AM 2.9 7:39 AM Rise 1:49 PM 31
28 Low 2:47 PM 0.3 6:49 PM
W 29 High 6:40 AM 2.8 7:39 AM Set 12:17 AM 40
29 Low 3:53 PM 0.3 6:48 PM Rise 2:29 PM
29 High 11:50 PM 2.1
Th 30 Low 2:55 AM 2.4 7:40 AM Set 1:17 AM 50
30 High 8:21 AM 2.7 6:47 PM Rise 3:05 PM
30 Low 4:49 PM 0.5
30 High 11:49 PM 2.2
F 31 Low 4:42 AM 2.1 7:41 AM Set 2:18 AM 60
31 High 10:03 AM 2.6 6:46 PM Rise 3:39 PM
31 Low 5:36 PM 0.6
31 High 11:59 PM 2.3
NOVEMBER 2025
Sa 1 Low 5:50 AM 1.7 7:41 AM Set 3:19 AM 70
1 High 11:27 AM 2.6 6:45 PM Rise 4:11 PM
1 Low 6:16 PM 0.8
Su 2 High 12:13 AM 2.6 6:42 AM Set 3:22 AM 80
2 Low 5:43 AM 0.9 5:45 PM Rise 3:44 PM
2 High 11:38 AM 2.6
2 Low 5:51 PM 1.1
2 High 11:29 PM 2.7
M 3 Low 6:31 AM 0.3 6:43 AM Set 4:26 AM 88
3 High 12:44 PM 2.6 5:44 PM Rise 4:19 PM
3 Low 6:21 PM 1.5
3 High 11:50 PM 3.0
Tu 4 Low 7:18 AM -0.2 6:44 AM Set 5:34 AM 95
4 High 1:47 PM 2.4 5:43 PM Rise 4:58 PM
4 Low 6:47 PM 1.8
W 5 High 12:14 AM 3.3 6:44 AM Set 6:46 AM 98
5 Low 8:06 AM -0.6 5:43 PM Rise 5:42 PM
5 High 2:51 PM 2.3
5 Low 7:07 PM 2.1
Th 6 High 12:43 AM 3.5 6:45 AM Set 8:00 AM 99
6 Low 8:56 AM -0.9 5:42 PM Rise 6:34 PM
6 High 4:02 PM 2.1
6 Low 7:21 PM 2.3
F 7 High 1:18 AM 3.7 6:46 AM Set 9:14 AM 97
7 Low 9:50 AM -0.9 5:41 PM Rise 7:33 PM
Sa 8 High 1:58 AM 3.7 6:46 AM Set 10:23 AM 93
8 Low 10:48 AM -0.8 5:41 PM Rise 8:39 PM
Su 9 High 2:44 AM 3.5 6:47 AM Set 11:23 AM 85
9 Low 11:53 AM -0.6 5:40 PM Rise 9:48 PM
M 10 High 3:38 AM 3.3 6:48 AM Set 12:14 PM 76
10 Low 1:01 PM -0.3 5:40 PM Rise 10:55 PM
Tu 11 High 4:46 AM 2.9 6:49 AM Set 12:56 PM 66
11 Low 2:08 PM 0.0 5:39 PM Rise 11:58 PM
W 12 High 6:24 AM 2.6 6:49 AM Set 1:31 PM 55
12 Low 3:07 PM 0.3 5:39 PM
12 High 10:28 PM 2.1
Th 13 Low 3:06 AM 2.1 6:50 AM Rise 12:58 AM 45
13 High 8:25 AM 2.3 5:38 PM Set 2:02 PM
13 Low 3:55 PM 0.6
13 High 10:36 PM 2.2
F 14 Low 4:34 AM 1.5 6:51 AM Rise 1:54 AM 34
14 High 10:04 AM 2.2 5:38 PM Set 2:31 PM
14 Low 4:34 PM 0.9
14 High 10:50 PM 2.4
Sa 15 Low 5:32 AM 0.9 6:52 AM Rise 2:48 AM 25
15 High 11:22 AM 2.1 5:37 PM Set 2:58 PM
15 Low 5:07 PM 1.2
15 High 11:05 PM 2.6
Su 16 Low 6:17 AM 0.5 6:53 AM Rise 3:41 AM 17
16 High 12:27 PM 2.1 5:37 PM Set 3:25 PM
16 Low 5:34 PM 1.5
16 High 11:21 PM 2.7
M 17 Low 6:56 AM 0.0 6:53 AM Rise 4:34 AM 11
17 High 1:25 PM 2.0 5:37 PM Set 3:54 PM
17 Low 5:58 PM 1.8
17 High 11:36 PM 2.8
Tu 18 Low 7:31 AM -0.3 6:54 AM Rise 5:28 AM 5
18 High 2:18 PM 2.0 5:36 PM Set 4:25 PM
18 Low 6:16 PM 2.0
18 High 11:54 PM 2.9
W 19 Low 8:05 AM -0.5 6:55 AM Rise 6:23 AM 2
19 High 3:09 PM 2.0 5:36 PM Set 5:01 PM
19 Low 6:31 PM 2.1
Th 20 High 12:15 AM 3.0 6:56 AM Rise 7:19 AM 0
20 Low 8:39 AM -0.6 5:36 PM Set 5:41 PM
20 High 3:57 PM 1.8
20 Low 6:42 PM 2.1
F 21 High 12:41 AM 3.2 6:56 AM Rise 8:15 AM 0
21 Low 9:14 AM -0.6 5:35 PM Set 6:26 PM
Sa 22 High 1:13 AM 3.2 6:57 AM Rise 9:10 AM 1
22 Low 9:52 AM -0.6 5:35 PM Set 7:17 PM
Su 23 High 1:50 AM 3.2 6:58 AM Rise 10:00 AM 5
23 Low 10:35 AM -0.5 5:35 PM Set 8:12 PM
M 24 High 2:32 AM 3.0 6:59 AM Rise 10:46 AM 10
24 Low 11:22 AM -0.5 5:35 PM Set 9:10 PM
Tu 25 High 3:19 AM 2.9 6:59 AM Rise 11:27 AM 17
25 Low 12:12 PM -0.3 5:34 PM Set 10:09 PM
W 26 High 4:16 AM 2.7 7:00 AM Rise 12:04 PM 24
26 Low 1:04 PM -0.2 5:34 PM Set 11:08 PM
26 High 8:34 PM 1.8
26 Low 11:52 PM 2.1
Th 27 High 5:27 AM 2.4 7:01 AM Rise 12:37 PM 34
27 Low 1:54 PM 0.0 5:34 PM
27 High 8:52 PM 2.0
F 28 Low 1:52 AM 1.8 7:02 AM Set 12:07 AM 44
28 High 6:59 AM 2.2 5:34 PM Rise 1:09 PM
28 Low 2:42 PM 0.3
28 High 9:13 PM 2.1
Sa 29 Low 3:22 AM 1.4 7:03 AM Set 1:06 AM 54
29 High 8:42 AM 2.0 5:34 PM Rise 1:40 PM
29 Low 3:27 PM 0.6
29 High 9:35 PM 2.3
Su 30 Low 4:31 AM 0.8 7:03 AM Set 2:08 AM 65
30 High 10:19 AM 2.0 5:34 PM Rise 2:12 PM
30 Low 4:08 PM 1.1
30 High 10:00 PM 2.6
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 3NM NNW Tampa Bay FL
Marine Zone Forecast
TodayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
TonightEast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters light chop.
TuesdayEast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters light chop.
Tuesday NightNorthwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters light chop.
WednesdayNorth winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Wednesday NightNorth winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
ThursdayNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
Thursday NightNortheast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
FridayNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters a moderate chop.
