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Port Intelligence Brief

Blaine, United States

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57 Verified Intelligence Items

50Verified
Intelligence

32Official
Sources

89%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 49 0' .0000"
W 122 45' .0000"

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

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EntranceTidal Range: 5.90 ft
Depth: 20.99 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 6 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 5 items

⚠ Local Cautions 6 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 8 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 6 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 2 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 6 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 7 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 5 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 6 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Blaine 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 / Primary Chart

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

NOAA nautical chart coverage: Chart 18421 (Strait of Juan de Fuca to Strait of Georgia) includes Drayton Harbor / Blaine.

95% Confidence

Tides And Currents (Entrance)

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

Mean tidal range at Blaine 5.9 ft; diurnal range 9.5 ft. Average current velocity at the Drayton Harbor entrance ≈1.0 knot; flood sets southeast, ebb sets northwest.

93% Confidence

Sailing Directions — Controlling Depths (Channel To Blaine)

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

Channel from Semiahmoo Bay to cannery wharf and Blaine Harbor has a reported controlling depth of about 21 ft; charted 15‑ft spot ~130 yd N of cannery wharf and 9‑ft spot ~300 yd E of east end of cannery wharf (Coast Pilot observations).

92% Confidence

Shoals / Sand Flats And Anchoring Caution

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

Drayton Harbor contains extensive sand flats that bare at low water; anchoring in shoal water is not recommended because floating debris and vegetation may clog underwater intakes.

92% Confidence

Entrance Character / Basin Protection

Official Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

Blaine Harbor is a small-boat basin protected by a south-side breakwater with an outer light; the harbor entrance is relatively narrow and the basin historically reported depths ~11 ft (1981) with shoaling along edges; channel maintenance reported as not maintained in 1999.

88% Confidence

Pilotage / Operational Restrictions & Operator

Official / Operator Source · Verified Jun 27, 2026

No compulsory pilotage requirement is stated in Coast Pilot for Blaine; Blaine is listed as a customs port of entry. Port of Bellingham operates Blaine Harbor (harbormaster on duty reported).

85% Confidence