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Port Intelligence Brief

St Augustine, United States

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52 Verified Intelligence Items

52Verified
Intelligence

14Official
Sources

92%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 29 53' 60.0000"
W 81 19' .0012"

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Harbor ProfileNorth Atlantic Ocean
Size: Very Small

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EntranceTidal Range: 4.92 ft
Depth: 11.15 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 7 items

⚠ Local Cautions 7 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 7 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 5 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 5 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 8 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 6 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

St Augustine 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

Entrance Channel Variability / Outer Shoals

Official Source · Verified Jul 05, 2026

Entrance channel subject to frequent change; dangerous, shifting shoals extend about 1 mile seaward.

95% Confidence

Aids And Marking Practice

Official Source · Verified Jul 05, 2026

A lighted whistle buoy marks the approach; buoys marking the channel are frequently moved to mark best water and are not charted.

94% Confidence

Hazards Adjacent To Jetties

Official Source · Verified Jul 05, 2026

Shoaling reported about 100 yd south of north jetty extending south; submerged rocks reported 15 ft east of south jetty; concrete ledge just below surface east of jetties.

93% Confidence

Local Pilotage Recommendation & Access

Official Source · Verified Jul 05, 2026

Local pilotage advised; pilots available by prior arrangement with city dockmaster; at least 24 hours' notice requested.

92% Confidence

Tidal/Current Cautions

Official Source · Verified Jul 05, 2026

Tidal currents through the inlet reported up to 8 knots; recorded values ~2.9 kts flood and 2.5 kts ebb (use predictions for timing).

90% Confidence

Authorized Channel Project Dimensions

Official Source · Verified Jul 05, 2026

Authorized federal project: channel 16 ft by 200 ft across new inlet bar, then 12 ft to the Intracoastal Waterway; includes north sand-trap groin and south sand-tight jetty.

90% Confidence

Anchorage / Refuge Limitation

Official Source · Verified Jul 05, 2026

Anchorage in Matanzas River exists above and below bridge, but inlet bar may be impassable in strong NE or NW winds; not reliable as harbor refuge in such conditions.

90% Confidence