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Nelson's Dockyard / English Harbour

English Harbour, Antigua and Barbuda · 17.008°N 61.765°W

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A hurricane hole with Georgian dockyard stonework and a serious classic-yacht calendar. Falmouth next door is the megayacht overflow. This is operational Caribbean, not a theme park.

Live channels · not a chart · not a reservation

Estimate

Clear at 2026-08-26T20:15 America/Antigua. Wind 11 kn from ENE, gusts 20 kn. It is after local sunset. If this harbour publishes a night-entry restriction, treat it as active until sunrise. Model significant wave 1.1 m from E — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 29.1 °C.

Wind
11 kn ENE
Gusts
20 kn
Waves
1.1 m
Twilight
Night

Max LOA

70 m

Reported

Max draft

4.5 m

Reported

VHF

68

Verified

August band

MODERATE

Estimate

Live harbour brief

Model and open-data channels at Nelson's Dockyard / English Harbour. Each reading is labelled with its source. Coastal wave cells are not harbour soundings.

Clear at 2026-08-26T20:15 America/Antigua. Wind 11 kn from ENE, gusts 20 kn. It is after local sunset. If this harbour publishes a night-entry restriction, treat it as active until sunrise. Model significant wave 1.1 m from E — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 29.1 °C.

Atmosphere · Open-Meteo

Condition
Clear
Temperature
28.7 °C
Wind / gusts
11 kn ENE / 20 kn
Visibility
40.7 km
Precipitation
0.0 mm
Sunrise / sunset
05:52 / 18:24

Sea · Open-Meteo Marine

Significant wave
1.1 m E
Period
6.6 s
Swell
0.9 m
Sea surface temp
29.1 °C
Sea level vs MSL
0.34 m

Sea-level height is not a tide table and is not for coastal navigation.

Tide extremes

No WORLDTIDES_KEY in the server environment

Fee bands in other currencies

ECB reference via Frankfurter. Still an estimate, still not a quote. Rates of 2026-08-26.

  • 30 m · 180 USD ≈ 154 EUR · 132 GBP
  • 50 m · 420 USD ≈ 360 EUR · 308 GBP

OSM places within ~900 m

OpenStreetMap Overpass. A missing chandlery here is an OSM gap, not a harbour fact.

  • convenience Unnamed OSM node
  • convenience Dockside Supermarket
  • ferry_terminal Water taxi to Galleon Beach
  • ferry_terminal Unnamed OSM node
  • pharmacy Unnamed OSM node

Channel status this request

  • Open-Meteo Forecast upCurrent wind, visibility and twilight
  • Open-Meteo Marine upWave / SST model at nearest sea cell
  • Frankfurter / ECB upECB reference 2026-08-26
  • OpenStreetMap Overpass up5 nodes within ~900 m
  • NOAA CO-OPS downNo NOAA station mapped for this harbour
  • WorldTides downNo WORLDTIDES_KEY in the server environment

Fetched 2026-08-27T00:28:45.329Z · caches 15 min weather / 12 h FX / 6 h OSM