Emergency
St Mary's Hospital, Newport IOW; mainland for major trauma
Medevac accepted (REPORTED)
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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
EstimateOvercast at 2026-08-27T01:15 Europe/London. Wind 8 kn from E, gusts 15 kn. It is after local sunset. If this harbour publishes a night-entry restriction, treat it as active until sunrise. Model significant wave 0.1 m from SE — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 21.0 °C.
- Wind
- 8 kn E
- Gusts
- 15 kn
- Waves
- 0.1 m
- Twilight
- Night
Max LOA
45 m
ReportedMax draft
3 m
ReportedVHF
80
VerifiedAugust band
VERY_HIGH
EstimateBusy-time intelligence
August: historical occupancy estimate 100% (ESTIMATED). EXTREME during Cowes Week Drivers: Cowes Week; Solent racing calendar. If the date is Cowes Week, ordinary visitor inventory does not exist. This is an estimate derived from declared inventory and seasonal demand, not a live sensor count or a passenger-style headcount.
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Explainable reliability
No harbour score. Each metric says why.
- Seasonal berth pressureVERY_HIGHEstimate
- Cowes Week
- Solent racing calendar
Climatology derived from declared inventory and seasonal demand — labelled estimate
Observation foundation
- OCCUPANCY_RATIOCLIMATOLOGY · ratio · estimate label required
- ARRIVALS_PER_HOURHISTORICAL · calls/h · estimate label required
- WINDCLIMATOLOGY · kn
- TIDE_HEIGHTCLIMATOLOGY · m
Sustainability
Pump-out yes · shore power preferred yes
Hours
08:00–20:00 in season
Night watch yes