Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
February 06, 2024
Notices
PORT LIMITS/INFORMATION: (UPDATED 01/25/24)
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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: (UPDATED 01/25/24)
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South Cargo Pier 4 – Max. draft – 39’06 – Max loa 975’00 – Max beam -106’00
North Cargo Pier 1A – Max. draft – 38’06”
North Cargo Pier 1B – Max. draft – 38’6” - max length for tankers at NCP 1B to be capped at 840’ (A good benchmark to use is a BCM of 420’) / 150’ Max Beam / 95,000 MT Max Displacement
North Cargo Pier 2 – Max. draft – 39’06 (Vessels over 650’ restricted to 38’06)
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. (UPDATED 1/26/24)
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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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: 02/07/24 – 1130 - PROPELLER CLUB – Monthly meeting – attached.
02/07/24 - Wednesday, February 7: NASA PACE spacecraft Members of the media get a closer look at NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud ocean Ecosystem) satellite at Astrotech in Titusville, FL January 3, 2024. The satellite is scheduled to launch no earlier than Feb. 6 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Craig Bailey/FLORIDA TODAY via USA TODAY NETWORK Mission: NASA's PACE observatory — an acronym for Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem — will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and gather "immense quantities of data" on the chemical composition, movement and interaction of airborne particles and clouds by scanning Earth with polarimeters every two days. Launch: 1:33 a.m. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
02/10/24 -Saturday, February 10: SpaceX Starlink 6-39 Though SpaceX has yet to publicly confirm this mission's existence, a Federal Aviation Administration navigational warning indicates a rocket launch window will open early Saturday morning. More details: Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Launch window: 1 to 5:31 a.m. Location: Launch Complex 40. Trajectory: Southeast. Local sonic boom: No. Booster landing: Drone ship out on the Atlantic Ocean. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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FUTURE ISSUES: 02/14/24 - Wednesday, February 14: NASA Intuitive Machines lunar lander - The Nova-C lunar lander is seen in the high bay of Intuitive Machines Headquarters in Houston before shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for integration with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for launch. Mission: The Intuitive Machines Nova-C lander carrying NASA science and commercial payloads will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. Launch: 12:57 a.m. Location: Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
02/22/24 - Thursday, February 22: NASA-SpaceX Crew-8 mission - Crew-8 members (from left) Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, mission specialist; and NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, commander; Matthew Dominick, pilot; and Jeanette Epps, mission specialist. Mission: NASA’s eighth rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon Endeavour spacecraft will carry astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. Launch window: TBA. Location: Kennedy Space Center. Live coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
02/28/24 – 0900 – PORT CANAVERAL PORT AUTHORITY – monthly meeting -Canaveral Port Authority - 445 Challenger Road, Cape Canaveral, Fl 32920
02/29/24 – PROPELLER CLUB – Member appreciation
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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
Day High Tide Height Sunrise Moon Time % Moon
/Low Time Feet Sunset Visible
FEBRUARY 2024
Tu 6 High 4:25 AM 3.7 7:07 AM Rise 4:20 AM 22
6 Low 10:46 AM 0.3 6:06 PM Set 2:28 PM
6 High 4:30 PM 2.6
6 Low 10:36 PM -0.4
W 7 High 5:19 AM 4.0 7:07 AM Rise 5:21 AM 14
7 Low 11:40 AM 0.1 6:06 PM Set 3:35 PM
7 High 5:26 PM 2.9
7 Low 11:33 PM -0.7
Th 8 High 6:12 AM 4.2 7:06 AM Rise 6:17 AM 7
8 Low 12:30 PM -0.2 6:07 PM Set 4:47 PM
8 High 6:20 PM 3.1
F 9 Low 12:27 AM -0.9 7:05 AM Rise 7:06 AM 2
9 High 7:03 AM 4.4 6:08 PM Set 6:00 PM
9 Low 1:17 PM -0.4
9 High 7:14 PM 3.4
Sa 10 Low 1:19 AM -1.0 7:04 AM Rise 7:49 AM 0
10 High 7:52 AM 4.4 6:09 PM Set 7:12 PM
10 Low 2:03 PM -0.6
10 High 8:08 PM 3.7
Su 11 Low 2:12 AM -1.0 7:04 AM Rise 8:27 AM 0
11 High 8:40 AM 4.3 6:09 PM Set 8:21 PM
11 Low 2:50 PM -0.7
11 High 9:01 PM 3.9
M 12 Low 3:06 AM -0.9 7:03 AM Rise 9:02 AM 4
12 High 9:28 AM 4.1 6:10 PM Set 9:28 PM
12 Low 3:37 PM -0.8
12 High 9:53 PM 4.0
Tu 13 Low 4:03 AM -0.6 7:02 AM Rise 9:35 AM 11
13 High 10:15 AM 3.8 6:11 PM Set 10:33 PM
13 Low 4:26 PM -0.7
13 High 10:47 PM 4.0
W 14 Low 5:03 AM -0.3 7:01 AM Rise 10:10 AM 19
14 High 11:04 AM 3.5 6:12 PM Set 11:39 PM
14 Low 5:17 PM -0.6
14 High 11:43 PM 3.9
Th 15 Low 6:06 AM 0.0 7:01 AM Rise 10:46 AM 29
15 High 11:57 AM 3.1 6:12 PM
15 Low 6:11 PM -0.4
F 16 High 12:44 AM 3.7 7:00 AM Set 12:44 AM 40
16 Low 7:12 AM 0.2 6:13 PM Rise 11:26 AM
16 High 12:57 PM 2.8
16 Low 7:08 PM -0.2
Sa 17 High 1:52 AM 3.6 6:59 AM Set 1:48 AM 51
17 Low 8:19 AM 0.4 6:14 PM Rise 12:10 PM
17 High 2:05 PM 2.5
17 Low 8:07 PM -0.1
Su 18 High 3:03 AM 3.5 6:58 AM Set 2:50 AM 61
18 Low 9:29 AM 0.5 6:15 PM Rise 1:00 PM
18 High 3:15 PM 2.5
18 Low 9:09 PM 0.0
M 19 High 4:08 AM 3.5 6:57 AM Set 3:48 AM 71
19 Low 10:35 AM 0.5 6:15 PM Rise 1:55 PM
19 High 4:19 PM 2.5
19 Low 10:11 PM 0.0
Tu 20 High 5:04 AM 3.5 6:56 AM Set 4:39 AM 80
20 Low 11:30 AM 0.4 6:16 PM Rise 2:52 PM
20 High 5:12 PM 2.6
20 Low 11:07 PM 0.0
W 21 High 5:52 AM 3.5 6:55 AM Set 5:25 AM 87
21 Low 12:13 PM 0.3 6:17 PM Rise 3:51 PM
21 High 5:59 PM 2.7
21 Low 11:55 PM -0.1
Th 22 High 6:34 AM 3.6 6:54 AM Set 6:04 AM 93
22 Low 12:50 PM 0.2 6:17 PM Rise 4:48 PM
22 High 6:41 PM 2.9
F 23 Low 12:37 AM -0.1 6:53 AM Set 6:38 AM 97
23 High 7:11 AM 3.6 6:18 PM Rise 5:44 PM
23 Low 1:22 PM 0.1
23 High 7:21 PM 3.0
Sa 24 Low 1:16 AM -0.2 6:52 AM Set 7:08 AM 99
24 High 7:46 AM 3.5 6:19 PM Rise 6:37 PM
24 Low 1:53 PM 0.1
24 High 7:59 PM 3.1
Su 25 Low 1:54 AM -0.1 6:52 AM Set 7:35 AM 99
25 High 8:19 AM 3.5 6:19 PM Rise 7:29 PM
25 Low 2:24 PM 0.0
25 High 8:36 PM 3.2
M 26 Low 2:32 AM 0.0 6:51 AM Set 8:02 AM 98
26 High 8:51 AM 3.4 6:20 PM Rise 8:21 PM
26 Low 2:56 PM 0.0
26 High 9:12 PM 3.3
Tu 27 Low 3:11 AM 0.1 6:50 AM Set 8:27 AM 95
27 High 9:24 AM 3.2 6:21 PM Rise 9:13 PM
27 Low 3:28 PM 0.0
27 High 9:48 PM 3.3
W 28 Low 3:53 AM 0.2 6:49 AM Set 8:54 AM 91
28 High 9:57 AM 3.0 6:21 PM Rise 10:06 PM
28 Low 4:03 PM 0.1
28 High 10:26 PM 3.3
Th 29 Low 4:37 AM 0.4 6:48 AM Set 9:23 AM 85
29 High 10:32 AM 2.8 6:22 PM Rise 11:02 PM
29 Low 4:40 PM 0.2
29 High 11:06 PM 3.3
MARCH 2024
F 1 Low 5:25 AM 0.5 6:46 AM Set 9:56 AM 77
1 High 11:11 AM 2.6 6:23 PM
1 Low 5:22 PM 0.2
1 High 11:51 PM 3.3
Sa 2 Low 6:18 AM 0.6 6:45 AM Rise 12:01 AM 68
2 High 11:56 AM 2.5 6:23 PM Set 10:33 AM
2 Low 6:11 PM 0.2
Su 3 High 12:45 AM 3.3 6:44 AM Rise 1:02 AM 59
3 Low 7:14 AM 0.6 6:24 PM Set 11:18 AM
3 High 12:51 PM 2.4
3 Low 7:06 PM 0.2
M 4 High 1:48 AM 3.4 6:43 AM Rise 2:04 AM 49
4 Low 8:14 AM 0.6 6:25 PM Set 12:11 PM
4 High 1:56 PM 2.4
4 Low 8:07 PM 0.1
Tu 5 High 2:54 AM 3.5 6:42 AM Rise 3:05 AM 38
5 Low 9:16 AM 0.5 6:25 PM Set 1:13 PM
5 High 3:04 PM 2.6
5 Low 9:11 PM -0.1
W 6 High 3:57 AM 3.7 6:41 AM Rise 4:02 AM 28
6 Low 10:16 AM 0.3 6:26 PM Set 2:21 PM
6 High 4:07 PM 2.8
6 Low 10:15 PM -0.3
Th 7 High 4:54 AM 4.0 6:40 AM Rise 4:53 AM 18
7 Low 11:12 AM 0.0 6:26 PM Set 3:33 PM
7 High 5:06 PM 3.2
7 Low 11:15 PM -0.6
F 8 High 5:47 AM 4.2 6:39 AM Rise 5:37 AM 10
8 Low 12:02 PM -0.3 6:27 PM Set 4:45 PM
8 High 6:02 PM 3.6
Sa 9 Low 12:12 AM -0.8 6:38 AM Rise 6:17 AM 4
9 High 6:39 AM 4.3 6:28 PM Set 5:55 PM
9 Low 12:49 PM -0.5
9 High 6:57 PM 3.9
Su 10 Low 1:06 AM -0.9 7:37 AM Rise 7:54 AM 0
10 High 8:28 AM 4.3 7:28 PM Set 8:04 PM
10 Low 2:35 PM -0.7
10 High 8:50 PM 4.2
M 11 Low 3:00 AM -0.9 7:36 AM Rise 8:29 AM 0
11 High 9:17 AM 4.2 7:29 PM Set 9:13 PM
11 Low 3:20 PM -0.8
11 High 9:42 PM 4.4
Tu 12 Low 3:53 AM -0.7 7:35 AM Rise 9:04 AM 2
12 High 10:05 AM 3.9 7:29 PM Set 10:20 PM
12 Low 4:06 PM -0.8
12 High 10:33 PM 4.4
W 13 Low 4:49 AM -0.5 7:33 AM Rise 9:41 AM 8
13 High 10:53 AM 3.6 7:30 PM Set 11:28 PM
13 Low 4:55 PM -0.7
13 High 11:25 PM 4.3
Th 14 Low 5:47 AM -0.2 7:32 AM Rise 10:20 AM 15
14 High 11:42 AM 3.3 7:30 PM
14 Low 5:47 PM -0.4
F 15 High 12:18 AM 4.1 7:31 AM Set 12:36 AM 25
15 Low 6:49 AM 0.1 7:31 PM Rise 11:05 AM
15 High 12:34 PM 3.0
15 Low 6:42 PM -0.2
Sa 16 High 1:16 AM 3.9 7:30 AM Set 1:41 AM 35
16 Low 7:52 AM 0.3 7:32 PM Rise 11:54 AM
16 High 1:34 PM 2.7
16 Low 7:41 PM 0.1
Su 17 High 2:23 AM 3.6 7:29 AM Set 2:42 AM 45
17 Low 8:57 AM 0.5 7:32 PM Rise 12:48 PM
17 High 2:43 PM 2.6
17 Low 8:43 PM 0.2
M 18 High 3:35 AM 3.4 7:28 AM Set 3:36 AM 55
18 Low 10:03 AM 0.6 7:33 PM Rise 1:46 PM
18 High 3:56 PM 2.5
18 Low 9:48 PM 0.3
Tu 19 High 4:43 AM 3.4 7:27 AM Set 4:24 AM 65
19 Low 11:05 AM 0.6 7:33 PM Rise 2:44 PM
19 High 5:00 PM 2.6
19 Low 10:51 PM 0.3
W 20 High 5:38 AM 3.4 7:25 AM Set 5:04 AM 74
20 Low 11:57 AM 0.5 7:34 PM Rise 3:42 PM
20 High 5:52 PM 2.8
20 Low 11:47 PM 0.3
Th 21 High 6:23 AM 3.4 7:24 AM Set 5:40 AM 82
21 Low 12:39 PM 0.4 7:34 PM Rise 4:38 PM
21 High 6:37 PM 3.0
F 22 Low 12:35 AM 0.2 7:23 AM Set 6:11 AM 89
22 High 7:02 AM 3.4 7:35 PM Rise 5:32 PM
22 Low 1:13 PM 0.3
22 High 7:17 PM 3.2
Sa 23 Low 1:17 AM 0.1 7:22 AM Set 6:39 AM 94
23 High 7:37 AM 3.4 7:36 PM Rise 6:25 PM
23 Low 1:44 PM 0.2
23 High 7:55 PM 3.3
Su 24 Low 1:56 AM 0.1 7:21 AM Set 7:06 AM 97
24 High 8:12 AM 3.4 7:36 PM Rise 7:17 PM
24 Low 2:15 PM 0.1
24 High 8:32 PM 3.5
M 25 Low 2:34 AM 0.1 7:20 AM Set 7:32 AM 99
25 High 8:46 AM 3.3 7:37 PM Rise 8:09 PM
25 Low 2:45 PM 0.0
25 High 9:08 PM 3.6
Tu 26 Low 3:12 AM 0.1 7:18 AM Set 7:58 AM 99
26 High 9:20 AM 3.2 7:37 PM Rise 9:02 PM
26 Low 3:16 PM 0.0
26 High 9:43 PM 3.7
W 27 Low 3:50 AM 0.2 7:17 AM Set 8:26 AM 98
27 High 9:54 AM 3.1 7:38 PM Rise 9:57 PM
27 Low 3:49 PM 0.1
27 High 10:19 PM 3.7
Th 28 Low 4:31 AM 0.3 7:16 AM Set 8:57 AM 94
28 High 10:29 AM 2.9 7:38 PM Rise 10:54 PM
28 Low 4:24 PM 0.1
28 High 10:56 PM 3.7
F 29 Low 5:14 AM 0.4 7:15 AM Set 9:33 AM 89
29 High 11:06 AM 2.8 7:39 PM Rise 11:54 PM
29 Low 5:03 PM 0.2
29 High 11:37 PM 3.7
Sa 30 Low 6:02 AM 0.5 7:14 AM Set 10:15 AM 82
30 High 11:46 AM 2.7 7:39 PM
30 Low 5:48 PM 0.3
Su 31 High 12:23 AM 3.6 7:13 AM Rise 12:56 AM 74
31 Low 6:54 AM 0.6 7:40 PM Set 11:04 AM
31 High 12:32 PM 2.6
31 Low 6:41 PM 0.3
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - Hazardous Weather Conditions
Gale Warning until February 7, 07:00 AM EST
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Small Craft Advisory in effect from February 7, 07:00 AM EST until February 8, 04:00 PM EST
Last Update: 908 AM EST Tue Feb 6 2024
View Nearby Observations
39NM ENE Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
This AfternoonNorth winds 25 to 30 knots, increasing to 30 to 35 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Seas 12 to 14 feet with occasional seas to 19 feet, building to 16 to 19 feet with occasional seas to 25 feet in the afternoon. A dominant period 11 seconds. Showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms.
TonightNorth winds 30 to 35 knots, diminishing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 18 to 20 feet with occasional seas to 28 feet. A dominant period 12 seconds. Showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
WednesdayNorth winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 13 to 16 feet with occasional seas to 22 feet, subsiding to 11 to 13 feet with occasional seas to 18 feet in the afternoon. A dominant period 12 seconds.
Wednesday NightNortheast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet with occasional seas to 15 feet.
ThursdayNortheast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas to 13 feet.
Thursday NightEast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas to 10 feet.
FridaySoutheast winds 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet.
Friday NightSouth winds 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet.
SaturdaySouth winds 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet with occasional seas to 9 feet. winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
