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Cowes Yacht Haven

Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom · 50.763°N 1.297°W

RACINGCOORDINATEDOPERATIONAL

The racing harbour. Cowes Week turns a competent marina into a closed city. Tides in the Medina, ferry wash and a short season of extreme berth pressure.

Live channels · not a chart · not a reservation

Estimate

Cloudy at 2026-10-13T01:00:00Z Europe/London. Wind 15 kn from SW. Model significant wave 0.3 m from SW — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 18.0 °C. Nearest IOC gauge Portsmouth (13.8 km) last observed 4.587 m — observational only, not a tide table or controlling depth.

Wind
15 kn SW
Gusts
—
Waves
0.3 m
Twilight
Day

Max LOA

45 m

Reported

Max draft

3 m

Reported

VHF

80

Verified

October band

MODERATE

Estimate

What is objectively known

Operator

Cowes Yacht Haven

Marina operator rate card / facilities sheet · 2026-06-01

Verified
Authority

Cowes Harbour Commission

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
VHF

80

Harbour master / marina office published notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
Max LOA

45 m m

Marina operator rate card / facilities sheet · 2026-06-01

Reported
Max beam

9 m m

Marina operator rate card / facilities sheet · 2026-06-01

Reported
Max draft

3 m m

National hydrographic office / chart catalogue · 2026-06-01

Reported
Controlling depth

2.8 m m

National hydrographic office / chart catalogue · 2026-06-01

Reported
Tide range

3.8 m m

National hydrographic office / chart catalogue · 2026-06-01

Verified
Surge / fetch

MODERATE

Professional skipper / captain report · 2026-06-01

Reported
Port of entry

Yes

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
Reservation required

Yes

Harbour master / marina office published notices · 2026-06-01

Verified

Restrictions

  • SPEEDVerified

    Dead slow, no wake inside the harbour.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices