Port of John F Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral

UN/LOCODEUSKDCWhat is a UN/LOCODE?28.6667° N, 80.7° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

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John F Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 13:15 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near John F Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

No vessels detected near John F Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for John F Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)	Wind (kn)	From	Gusts (kn)	Waves (m)	Period (s)	Visibility (km)
Oct 6 12:00	4	53°	6	0.3	8	24
Oct 6 18:00	4	96°	10	0.4	7	13
Oct 7 00:00	5	178°	9	0.4	7	16
Oct 7 06:00	4	199°	8	0.6	9	24
Oct 7 12:00	5	212°	9	0.7	9	9.8
Oct 7 18:00	5	265°	12	0.7	9	7.8
Oct 8 00:00	1	87°	5	0.7	9	14
Oct 8 06:00	2	126°	5	0.7	9	6.9
Oct 8 12:00	3	271°	12	0.7	8	17
Oct 8 18:00	4	217°	9	0.6	8	7.4
Oct 9 00:00	3	49°	8	0.5	8	22

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 11 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

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Marine conditions near John F Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy 8721604 - Trident Pier, FL · 30.3 kmobserved Jun 8, 2026, 22:30 UTC

Water temp

28.2°C (83°F)

Air temp

27.1°C (81°F)

Wind

8 kn @ 60°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

Chester Shoal, FL (228)13.8 km
8721604 - Trident Pier, FL30.3 km
TRDF130.3 km
Cape Canaveral Nearshore, FL (143)34.9 km
Oculina Bank North, FL (227)59.0 km

Tide gauges

Trident Pier, Port Canaveral, FL30.3 km

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near John F Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral

Charted areas within 40 km, from NOAA's MarineCadastre.gov. Reference only, not for navigation: the regulation cited governs.

Pilot boardingCape Canaveral U.S. Navypilot_boarding1.0 nm east of Buoys 3 and 436.1 km
Pilot boardingCape Canaveralpilot_boarding1.0 nm southeast of Canaveral Harbor Approach Channel Lighted Buoy 3 28°22'32"N,80°31'48"W37 km

Sources: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (MarineCadastre.gov) and NOAA Fisheries (public domain). Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

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