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Port Intelligence Brief

Fort Pierce, United States

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70 Verified Intelligence Items

64Verified
Intelligence

31Official
Sources

91%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 27 28' .0012"
W 80 19' .0012"

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Harbor ProfileNorth Atlantic Ocean
Size: Very Small

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EntranceTidal Range: .98 ft
Depth: 25.91 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: Yes
Shelter: Excellent

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 7 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 8 items

⚠ Local Cautions 7 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 8 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 5 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 8 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 7 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 6 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 6 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 8 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Fort Pierce 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

Federal Channel Dimensions And Maintained Depths

Official Source · Verified Jun 23, 2026

Entrance channel: 1.8 miles (two segments: seaward 5,700 ft @ 400 ft wide; inner 3,675 ft @ 250 ft wide) maintained to -30 ft MLLW. Interior channel: ~1.3 miles, 250 ft wide, maintained to -28 ft MLLW. Turning basin: 44 acres; capable of accommodating 1,100 ft vessels.

95% Confidence

Colregs Demarcation (Inland Vs. International Rules)

Official Source · Verified Jun 23, 2026

Per 33 CFR 80.727, a demarcation line is drawn across the seaward extremity of the Fort Pierce Inlet jetties; waters seaward of that line are subject to the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS), waters inside are Inland Rules.

95% Confidence

Tidal Currents And Entrance Conditions

Official Source · Verified Jun 23, 2026

Tidal currents typically ~3 kt in the inlet; currents through the cut can reach 4–6 kt. Entrance frequently rough in southeasterly weather on an ebb; turbulence between the bridge and jetty ends; significant cross-set at seaward end of south jetty on flood.

90% Confidence

Aids To Navigation And Charting

Official Source · Verified Jun 23, 2026

Entrance channel marked by lighted ranges and lighted buoys; official chart: NOAA Chart 11475 (Fort Pierce Harbor) and ENC US5FL88M cover the approaches and harbor.

90% Confidence

Pilotage Requirement

Official Source · Verified Jun 23, 2026

Pilotage is compulsory for all foreign vessels and for U.S. vessels under register in foreign trade (per Coast Pilot entry).

90% Confidence

Shoaling Tendencies And Problem Areas

Official Source · Verified Jun 23, 2026

Shoaling tends to build southward from the north side just inside the jetties, abeam Coon Island, and in the turning basin; isolated shoals reported in approaches and channel; local knowledge advised to determine extent of shoaling between dredging operations.

85% Confidence

Bridge Clearance And Prominent Visual Features

Official Source · Verified Jun 23, 2026

Fixed highway bridge (State Route A1A) crossing the inlet: vertical clearance 37 ft. Prominent visual features: high-rise condominiums ~1 mile north of entrance; Fort Pierce Inlet State Park on north jetty.

85% Confidence