Port Update
Cape Canaveral, FL
September 23, 2025
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 07/24/25)
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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.
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: NONE
VESSELS DUE: ATB COHO
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NEWS ARTICLES: NONE
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CURRENT ISSUES: 09/24/25 - Wednesday, September 24: SpaceX NASA IMAP - NOAA's SWFO-L1 spacecraft enters a thermal vacuum chamber for testing in August 2024. Mission: A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch three observatories to study the sun: NASA's IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe), the Carruthers Geocorona Observatory and NOAA's Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1). Launch window: 7:30 a.m. Trajectory: TBA.
Location: Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Sonic booms: TBA. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
09/24/25 – 0900 - PCPA - CANAVERAL PORT AUTHORITY - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - September 24, 2025 - Commission Room - 445 Challenger Road, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920 –
09/25/25 -Thursday, September 25: SpaceX Starlink 10-15 - Mission: SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket into low-Earth orbit to deploy a payload of Starlink broadband satellites. Launch: 4:36 a.m. Trajectory: Northeast. Location: Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
09/25/25 - Thursday, September 25: ULA Project Kuiper 3 - Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will send up another batch of Amazon's Project Kuiper broadband satellites. Launch window: TBA. Trajectory: TBA.
Location: Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
TBA: NASA's Blue Origin ESCAPADE - Mission: Blue Origin will launch its second powerhouse New Glenn rocket on the NG-2 mission, sending NASA's twin ESCAPADE spacecraft en route to study the Martian magnetosphere.
Launch window: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 36 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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FUTURE ISSUES: 10/01/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - Date: October 1st @ 11:30 - Guest Speaker: Capt. Ben Borgie, President of the Florida Harbor Pilots Association Location: Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill 610 Glen Cheek Dr, Cape Canaveral ⛳Swing Into Action with the Propeller Club! ⛳ Join us for the 2nd Annual Propeller Club of Port Canaveral Golf Tournament at the picturesque Savannahs Golf Course on Merritt Island. Invite your colleagues, family and friends for a fun day on the links! All proceeds from the tournament will benefit the Propeller Club’s Scholarship Fund, supporting local students and their educational pursuits. Event Details: Date: Friday, October 24th Shotgun Start: 8:00am Location: The Savannah's Golf Course 3915 Savannah's Trail, Merritt Island Online registration can be completed by clicking the below link or if you would like to register over the phone and avoid the platform fees, please call us at 321-698-5296.
10/22/25 – PCPA - Commission Meeting
10/24/25 – PROPELLER CLUB - ⛳Swing Into Action with the Propeller Club! ⛳- The Propeller Club of Port Canaveral invites you to join us for our 2nd Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, October 24 at Savannahs Golf Course, Merritt Island. Mark your calendars – more details and registration information coming soon!
OCT/LATE: Late October: ULA ViaSat-3 F2 - Mission: A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket will launch the second mission for Viasat, the second of a planned constellation of three Ka-band communications satellites. Launch window: TBA. Trajectory: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Sonic booms: No. Live coverage: Starts 90 minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
OCT/LATE: ULA Sierra Space Dream Chaser - An artist's rendering of Sierra Space's Dream Chaser uncrewed space plane. Mission: Sierra Space will launch its uncrewed Dream Chaser space plane atop a ULA Vulcan rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Launch window: TBA. Location: Launch Complex 41. Live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team coverage: Starts two hours minutes before liftoff at floridatoday.com/space.
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Hurricane Alert: 4/SEASONAL – Hurricane Gabrielle Advisory Number 26 - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL072025 - 500 AM AST Tue Sep 23 2025
...GABRIELLE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE OPEN CENTRAL ATLANTIC......INTERESTS IN THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR ITS PROGRESS...
SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.2N 59.7W
ABOUT 305 MI...485 KM ENE OF BERMUDA
ABOUT 1855 MI...2985 KM W OF THE AZORES
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH...220 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...949 MB...28.03 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
Interests in the Azores should monitor the progress of Gabrielle.
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1. Central and Western Tropical Atlantic (AL93): Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with a tropical wave located a little less than 1000 miles east of the Lesser Antilles continues to show signs of organization. Environmental conditions are forecast to be favorable for development over the next several days, and a tropical depression is likely to form by the latter half of this week while the system moves west-northwestward to
northwestward into the western tropical Atlantic.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...high...90 percent.
2. East of the Leeward Islands (AL94): A tropical wave is producing a large area of disorganized showers and thunderstorms, and gusty winds across much of the Windward and Leeward Islands. This wave is expected to move west-northwestward at 15 to 20 mph, spreading heavy rainfall and gusty winds into Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands tonight and Wednesday. The system is then expected to slow down and turn northwestward when it
reaches the southwestern Atlantic near the Bahamas late this week, and a tropical depression could form when the disturbance is in that region. Interests in the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas should monitor the progress of this
system.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...20 percent.
* Formation chance through 7 days...medium...60 percent.
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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
SEPTEMBER 2025
Tu 23 Low 3:02 AM 0.6 7:12 AM Rise 8:44 AM 0
23 High 9:28 AM 4.3 7:17 PM Set 8:11 PM
23 Low 3:32 PM 0.8
23 High 9:39 PM 3.8
W 24 Low 3:36 AM 0.6 7:12 AM Rise 9:39 AM 3
24 High 10:06 AM 4.3 7:16 PM Set 8:42 PM
24 Low 4:14 PM 0.9
24 High 10:15 PM 3.6
Th 25 Low 4:11 AM 0.7 7:13 AM Rise 10:34 AM 7
25 High 10:44 AM 4.3 7:15 PM Set 9:16 PM
25 Low 4:57 PM 1.1
25 High 10:52 PM 3.4
F 26 Low 4:50 AM 0.9 7:13 AM Rise 11:31 AM 13
26 High 11:24 AM 4.2 7:14 PM Set 9:54 PM
26 Low 5:44 PM 1.2
26 High 11:31 PM 3.3
Sa 27 Low 5:32 AM 1.0 7:14 AM Rise 12:27 PM 20
27 High 12:06 PM 4.1 7:13 PM Set 10:37 PM
27 Low 6:33 PM 1.4
Su 28 High 12:13 AM 3.1 7:14 AM Rise 1:23 PM 28
28 Low 6:21 AM 1.1 7:12 PM Set 11:26 PM
28 High 12:54 PM 3.9
28 Low 7:26 PM 1.5
M 29 High 1:01 AM 3.0 7:15 AM Rise 2:16 PM 37
29 Low 7:13 AM 1.2 7:10 PM
29 High 1:49 PM 3.9
29 Low 8:20 PM 1.5
Tu 30 High 1:58 AM 3.0 7:15 AM Set 12:21 AM 47
30 Low 8:09 AM 1.2 7:09 PM Rise 3:04 PM
30 High 2:49 PM 3.9
30 Low 9:14 PM 1.4
OCTOBER 2025
W 1 High 3:01 AM 3.1 7:16 AM Set 1:19 AM 57
1 Low 9:07 AM 1.1 7:08 PM Rise 3:48 PM
1 High 3:48 PM 4.0
1 Low 10:07 PM 1.3
Th 2 High 4:02 AM 3.3 7:16 AM Set 2:21 AM 66
2 Low 10:04 AM 0.9 7:07 PM Rise 4:27 PM
2 High 4:42 PM 4.2
2 Low 10:57 PM 1.1
F 3 High 4:57 AM 3.6 7:17 AM Set 3:24 AM 76
3 Low 11:01 AM 0.7 7:06 PM Rise 5:03 PM
3 High 5:30 PM 4.3
3 Low 11:44 PM 0.8
Sa 4 High 5:49 AM 4.0 7:17 AM Set 4:27 AM 84
4 Low 11:57 AM 0.5 7:05 PM Rise 5:37 PM
4 High 6:17 PM 4.4
Su 5 Low 12:28 AM 0.5 7:18 AM Set 5:31 AM 91
5 High 6:38 AM 4.4 7:03 PM Rise 6:10 PM
5 Low 12:49 PM 0.3
5 High 7:03 PM 4.5
M 6 Low 1:11 AM 0.2 7:18 AM Set 6:36 AM 97
6 High 7:28 AM 4.7 7:02 PM Rise 6:44 PM
6 Low 1:41 PM 0.2
6 High 7:49 PM 4.5
Tu 7 Low 1:54 AM 0.0 7:19 AM Set 7:44 AM 99
7 High 8:17 AM 5.1 7:01 PM Rise 7:20 PM
7 Low 2:32 PM 0.1
7 High 8:37 PM 4.4
W 8 Low 2:38 AM -0.1 7:19 AM Set 8:53 AM 99
8 High 9:08 AM 5.3 7:00 PM Rise 8:00 PM
8 Low 3:24 PM 0.2
8 High 9:26 PM 4.3
Th 9 Low 3:24 AM -0.1 7:20 AM Set 10:06 AM 96
9 High 9:59 AM 5.3 6:59 PM Rise 8:46 PM
9 Low 4:18 PM 0.3
9 High 10:16 PM 4.1
F 10 Low 4:14 AM 0.0 7:21 AM Set 11:18 AM 90
10 High 10:51 AM 5.3 6:58 PM Rise 9:39 PM
10 Low 5:16 PM 0.5
10 High 11:08 PM 3.9
Sa 11 Low 5:09 AM 0.2 7:21 AM Set 12:28 PM 82
11 High 11:47 AM 5.1 6:57 PM Rise 10:40 PM
11 Low 6:18 PM 0.7
Su 12 High 12:04 AM 3.7 7:22 AM Set 1:31 PM 72
12 Low 6:10 AM 0.4 6:56 PM Rise 11:44 PM
12 High 12:47 PM 4.8
12 Low 7:23 PM 0.9
M 13 High 1:06 AM 3.6 7:22 AM Set 2:26 PM 61
13 Low 7:15 AM 0.6 6:55 PM
13 High 1:53 PM 4.6
13 Low 8:28 PM 1.0
Tu 14 High 2:16 AM 3.5 7:23 AM Rise 12:51 AM 50
14 Low 8:22 AM 0.7 6:54 PM Set 3:11 PM
14 High 3:04 PM 4.4
14 Low 9:31 PM 1.0
W 15 High 3:31 AM 3.6 7:23 AM Rise 1:55 AM 39
15 Low 9:29 AM 0.8 6:53 PM Set 3:49 PM
15 High 4:11 PM 4.3
15 Low 10:31 PM 1.0
Th 16 High 4:39 AM 3.7 7:24 AM Rise 2:56 AM 29
16 Low 10:35 AM 0.8 6:52 PM Set 4:22 PM
16 High 5:08 PM 4.2
16 Low 11:23 PM 0.9
F 17 High 5:35 AM 3.9 7:25 AM Rise 3:54 AM 20
17 Low 11:35 AM 0.8 6:51 PM Set 4:52 PM
17 High 5:56 PM 4.1
Sa 18 Low 12:07 AM 0.8 7:25 AM Rise 4:50 AM 13
18 High 6:22 AM 4.1 6:50 PM Set 5:19 PM
18 Low 12:27 PM 0.8
18 High 6:38 PM 4.0
Su 19 Low 12:45 AM 0.7 7:26 AM Rise 5:44 AM 7
19 High 7:05 AM 4.3 6:49 PM Set 5:46 PM
19 Low 1:13 PM 0.8
19 High 7:17 PM 3.9
M 20 Low 1:19 AM 0.6 7:27 AM Rise 6:37 AM 2
20 High 7:44 AM 4.4 6:48 PM Set 6:14 PM
20 Low 1:54 PM 0.8
20 High 7:54 PM 3.8
Tu 21 Low 1:52 AM 0.6 7:27 AM Rise 7:31 AM 0
21 High 8:22 AM 4.5 6:47 PM Set 6:43 PM
21 Low 2:33 PM 0.8
21 High 8:30 PM 3.7
W 22 Low 2:25 AM 0.6 7:28 AM Rise 8:26 AM 0
22 High 8:59 AM 4.5 6:46 PM Set 7:15 PM
22 Low 3:10 PM 0.9
22 High 9:08 PM 3.6
Th 23 Low 2:59 AM 0.7 7:28 AM Rise 9:23 AM 1
23 High 9:36 AM 4.5 6:45 PM Set 7:52 PM
23 Low 3:49 PM 1.0
23 High 9:45 PM 3.4
F 24 Low 3:35 AM 0.8 7:29 AM Rise 10:19 AM 4
24 High 10:14 AM 4.4 6:44 PM Set 8:34 PM
24 Low 4:30 PM 1.1
24 High 10:23 PM 3.3
Sa 25 Low 4:13 AM 0.9 7:30 AM Rise 11:15 AM 9
25 High 10:53 AM 4.3 6:43 PM Set 9:21 PM
25 Low 5:14 PM 1.2
25 High 11:02 PM 3.2
Su 26 Low 4:56 AM 1.0 7:30 AM Rise 12:09 PM 15
26 High 11:35 AM 4.2 6:42 PM Set 10:13 PM
26 Low 6:03 PM 1.3
26 High 11:44 PM 3.1
M 27 Low 5:44 AM 1.1 7:31 AM Rise 12:58 PM 22
27 High 12:20 PM 4.1 6:41 PM Set 11:09 PM
27 Low 6:54 PM 1.4
Tu 28 High 12:31 AM 3.1 7:32 AM Rise 1:43 PM 31
28 Low 6:38 AM 1.2 6:41 PM
28 High 1:11 PM 4.0
28 Low 7:46 PM 1.3
W 29 High 1:26 AM 3.1 7:32 AM Set 12:08 AM 40
29 Low 7:35 AM 1.2 6:40 PM Rise 2:22 PM
29 High 2:06 PM 3.9
29 Low 8:37 PM 1.2
Th 30 High 2:28 AM 3.2 7:33 AM Set 1:08 AM 50
30 Low 8:34 AM 1.1 6:39 PM Rise 2:58 PM
30 High 3:04 PM 4.0
30 Low 9:26 PM 1.1
F 31 High 3:31 AM 3.4 7:34 AM Set 2:09 AM 60
31 Low 9:34 AM 1.0 6:38 PM Rise 3:32 PM
31 High 3:59 PM 4.0
31 Low 10:15 PM 0.8
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
MARINE WEATHER - 9NM ESE Port Canaveral FL
Marine Zone Forecast
...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION NEAR INLETS...
Rest Of TodayNortheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 13 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
TonightSoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 12 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 8 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers.
WednesdayNorth winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 11 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Wednesday NightSoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 10 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
ThursdayWest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 10 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Thursday NightSoutheast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 2 feet at 9 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
FridaySouthwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Friday NightSouth winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
SaturdayNorthwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 feet. A light chop on the intracoastal waters. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Saturday NightEast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 2 feet. Mostly smooth on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
