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Port Intelligence Brief

Victoria Harbor, Canada

74 Verified Intelligence Items

67Verified
Intelligence

31Official
Sources

91%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 48 25' 59.9988"
W 123 22' 59.9988"

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Harbor ProfileAlaska-Canada coastal waters; North Pacific Ocean
Size: Medium

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EntranceTidal Range: 6.56 ft
Depth: 56.09 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: Yes
Shelter: Good

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 7 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 7 items

⚠ Local Cautions 8 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 8 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 6 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 7 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 8 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 7 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 8 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 8 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Victoria Harbor approach intelligence includes pilotage, entrance channel depths, harbor communications, traffic density, anchoring restrictions, and operational cautions for arrival planning.

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Verified Intelligence

Charting Authority And Primary Chart

Official Source · Verified Jun 13, 2026

Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) chart 3412 covers Victoria Harbour.

98% Confidence

Pilotage (Compulsory Pilotage Area And Boarding)

Official Source · Verified Jun 13, 2026

Pacific Pilotage Authority administers compulsory pilotage for BC coastal waters including Victoria; pilot boarding stations include Fairway Buoy (off Brotchie Ledge) / pilot operations based in Victoria.

96% Confidence

Entrance / Approach Geometry

Official Source · Verified Jun 13, 2026

Victoria Harbour is entered between Macaulay Point (Esquimalt) and the Ogden Point breakwater; Inner Harbour extends from Laurel Point to the Johnson Street Bridge.

95% Confidence

Aids To Navigation And Operator Presence

Official Source · Verified Jun 13, 2026

Ogden Point breakwater and associated light(s); Victoria Canadian Coast Guard station on Shoal Point; CHS charts and NOTMAR list local lighted aids and AIS/racon information for the harbour.

93% Confidence

Local Speed Limits / Traffic Scheme

Official Source · Verified Jun 13, 2026

Public Port of Victoria Traffic Scheme: Outer Harbour speed limit 7 knots; Inner Harbour restricted (published schemes reference 5–7 knot limits depending on line definitions).

92% Confidence

Traffic Density And Water Aerodrome Activity

Official Source · Verified Jun 13, 2026

Victoria Harbour is a certified water aerodrome (Victoria Harbour Water Airport) with frequent floatplane operations and concurrent cruise/ferry/recreational traffic; Transport Canada notes up to ~100 flights/day in peak use.

92% Confidence

Tidal Streams / Offshore Hazards Affecting Approach

Trusted Secondary Source · Verified Jun 13, 2026

Off the east end of Juan de Fuca Strait (Race Rocks area) tidal currents can reach 4–6 knots with tide rips and irregular slack times; these affect approaches from seaward to Victoria (Race Rocks located ~4 nm S of Victoria).

90% Confidence