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Port Canaveral news, cruise and cargo, with marine conditions from NOAA and links to the port's official schedules.
Port Canaveral Briefing
As of 3:24 AM ET · Sun, Oct 25On the Water
Gale Warning for the waters off Port Canaveral
Today: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet.
- Wind Offshore
- ENE 25 kt gusts 29 kt
- Waves at Buoy
- 13.1 ft every 11 s
- Next High Tide
- 7:28 AM 4.8 ft · Sun
- Next Low Tide
- 1:45 PM 0.6 ft · Sun
- NWSGale Warning until 2:00 AM Tue
- Cruise ShipsOfficial schedule →
- LaunchesLaunch schedule →
Conditions from the National Weather Service and NOAA. For general information, not for navigation. Boaters should use official NWS and Coast Guard broadcasts.
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Cruise Ship Schedule
Port Canaveral publishes the official Master Cruise Schedule, Sept. 2026 to Feb. 2027: ships, terminals and times for every sailing day.
Today's ships →Master schedule (PDF)
Ships and terminals change. Check with your cruise line before you go. The schedule belongs to the Canaveral Port Authority, so we link to it instead of copying it.
Marine Forecast
- Gale Warning until 2:00 AM Tue, Oct 27
- Today Seas 10–12 ft
- Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 10 seconds. Rough on the intracoastal waters. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms.
- Tonight Seas 9–11 ft
- Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 9 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, building to 10 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 10 seconds, becoming northeast 13 feet at 11 seconds after midnight. Rough on the intracoastal waters. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
Full forecast from NWS Melbourne, Volusia-Brevard line to Sebastian Inlet, 0-20 nm · issued 3:00 AM Sun, Oct 25
Tides at Trident Pier
- ▲ High7:28 AMSun · 4.8 ft
- ▼ Low1:45 PMSun · 0.6 ft
- ▲ High7:45 PMSun · 4.1 ft
- ▼ Low1:43 AMMon · 0.3 ft
Predictions from NOAA Tides & Currents, station 8721604, heights above MLLW.
Offshore Buoy
- WindENE 25 ktgusts 29 kt
- Waves13.1 ftevery 11 s
- Air79°F
NOAA buoy 41009, 20 nautical miles east of Cape Canaveral · observed 2:40 AM ET
Launch Day at the Port
Watch the Ships
- Space Coast Live (KSC pads & Port Canaveral Fleetcam)NASASpaceflight
- Port Canaveral cruise ship camPTZtv (at Fishlips Waterfront Bar & Grill)
Official Port Links
- Cruise ship schedule
- Full ship schedule (cruise + cargo)
- Directions & parking
- Cruise terminal map
- Cruise lines
- Passenger FAQs
- Jetty Park
- Severe weather awareness
- Port news releases
- Public meetings
From the Canaveral Port Authority.
See every ship in the port right now
Live ship positions come from AIS radio signals. These trackers show what’s docked, arriving and leaving Port Canaveral.
Port arrivals & departures (VesselFinder)Live port map (MarineTraffic)
Opens the tracker’s own site. Positions can lag or be missing, and ships can switch AIS off. Not for navigation.
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Sources for Port Today
- National Weather Service Melbourne: coastal waters forecast, Volusia-Brevard County Line to Sebastian Inlet 0-20 nm (AMZ552)
- NOAA Tides & Currents: Trident Pier, Port Canaveral (8721604)
- NOAA National Data Buoy Center: Station 41009, 20 NM east of Cape Canaveral
- Canaveral Port Authority (portcanaveral.com): schedules, facts and official links
- Launch times: The Space Devs Launch Library 2
- Homeport and LNG facts: Canaveral Port Authority 2026 media kit
- Ship facts: Wikipedia articles and Florida Today, linked on each card; photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited under each photo)
Marine data refreshes about every 30 minutes and a block is hidden when its source can't be reached. NOAA and NWS data are public information from the U.S. government.