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Port Intelligence Brief

Atlantic City, United States

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55 Verified Intelligence Items

47Verified
Intelligence

34Official
Sources

88%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 39 22' .0012"
W 74 25' .0012"

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Harbor ProfileNorth Atlantic Ocean
Size: Very Small

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EntranceTidal Range: 3.94 ft
Depth: 5.90 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: No
Shelter: Good

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 6 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 6 items

⚠ Local Cautions 7 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 5 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 2 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 4 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 5 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 6 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 7 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 7 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Atlantic City 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 Charts

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Primary U.S. charting authority: NOAA Office of Coast Survey. Relevant NOAA charts: Chart 12318 (Little Egg Inlet to Hereford Inlet; Absecon Inlet) and Chart 12316 (Intracoastal Waterway Little Egg Harbor to Cape May; Atlantic City).

95% Confidence

Pilotage (Requirement & Provider)

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Pilotage: 'Pilotage is compulsory for foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register.' Service/provider: Sandy Hook Pilot Association (24‑hour advance notice recommended).

94% Confidence

Tide & Current Prediction Source For Operational Timing

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

NOAA CO-OPS station for Atlantic City (use for tide predictions and water-level data): NOAA station ID 8534720 (Atlantic City).

93% Confidence

Captain Of The Port / Coast Guard Contact And Enforcement Channels

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Sector Delaware Bay (COTP) oversight. Sector contact and Sector Field Office Atlantic City command center referenced for permissions: telephone (609) 677-2222; Coast Guard enforcement/permission via VHF-FM channels 13 and 16.

92% Confidence

Entrance Character And Shoaling / Local Knowledge

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Absecon Inlet and nearby New Jersey inlets are subject to continual change; bars and shoals shift frequently; aids marking best water may not be charted. Best practice per Coast Pilot: local knowledge advised; best time to enter often on rising tide with a smooth sea.

90% Confidence

Reported Currents / Velocities (Localized)

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Coast Pilot reports strong currents in the inlet area; velocities of about 2.5 knots have been reported near the highway bridge 1.5 miles inside the entrance.

85% Confidence