NAVOPLAN

Oakland, United States

62 Verified Intelligence Items

52Verified
Intelligence

44Official
Sources

89%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 37 49' .0012"
W 122 19' 59.9988"

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Harbor ProfileNorth Pacific Ocean
Size: Large

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EntranceTidal Range: 4.92 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 6 items

⚠ Local Cautions 7 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 6 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 7 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 6 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 5 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 7 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 5 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 6 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Oakland 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

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Charting Authority

Official Source · Verified Jun 30, 2026

NOAA Office of Coast Survey; primary NOAA chart ENC/Chart 18650 for Oakland/San Francisco Bay approaches. Use full-scale official NOAA chart or ENC for navigation.

95% Confidence

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Vessel Traffic Service Requirements

Official Source · Verified Jun 30, 2026

VTS San Francisco monitors 24/7; Inshore Sector watch on VHF Ch.14, Offshore Sector on Ch.12; call sign 'SAN FRANCISCO TRAFFIC' (abbr. 'TRAFFIC'); participation and continuous listening required where VTS applies.

95% Confidence

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Currents And Real Time Data

Official Source · Verified Jun 30, 2026

NOAA provides real-time and forecast currents for San Francisco Bay via SFBOFS and PORTS; PORTS stations include Oakland Inner Harbor LB4 (s10010) and Oakland Outer Harbor LB3 for current and water level data.

95% Confidence

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Notices And Operational Verification

Official Source · Verified Jun 30, 2026

Mariners must consult NOAA Chart Updates/Local Notice to Mariners, USCG VTS advisories, and Port of Oakland notices for changes to aids, channel conditions, dredging or temporary restrictions prior to approach.

95% Confidence

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Pilotage

Operator Source · Verified Jun 30, 2026

San Francisco Bar Pilots provide pilotage services for Oakland; pilotage for large commercial vessels calling the Bay is compulsory (Bar Pilots operate 24/7 for the Bay and entrance).

90% Confidence

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Authorized Channel Depths

Official Source · Verified Jun 30, 2026

Federal/Port navigation project depths: channel deepened previously to -42 ft MLLW; subsequent Oakland Harbor Navigation Improvement project to -50 ft MLLW (channels/turning basins deepened/widened under USACE projects).

88% Confidence

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Entrance Character And Sheared Currents

Official Source · Verified Jun 30, 2026

USACE navigation studies and project documentation note shear/cross currents at the entrance and in the Inner/Outer Harbor areas; turning basins and channel geometry are constrained by shore and infrastructure.

88% Confidence