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Port de Gustavia

Gustavia, St. Barthélemy · 17.898°N 62.850°W

SUPERCOORDINATEDOPERATIONAL

A tiny, Med-style harbour that becomes a floating city between Christmas and New Year. Published capacity is a suggestion; rafting, tenders and a closed reservation list are the winter truth.

Live channels · not a chart · not a reservation

Estimate

Clear at 2026-08-26T19:00 America/St_Barthelemy. Wind 16 kn from ENE, gusts 21 kn. It is after local sunset. If this harbour publishes a night-entry restriction, treat it as active until sunrise. Model significant wave 1.2 m from E — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 29.2 °C.

Wind
16 kn ENE
Gusts
21 kn
Waves
1.2 m
Twilight
Night

Max LOA

80 m

Reported

Max draft

4.5 m

Reported

VHF

12

Verified

August band

MODERATE

Estimate

What is objectively known

Operator

Port de Gustavia

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

Verified
Authority

Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
VHF

12

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

Verified
Max LOA

80 m m

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

Reported
Max beam

12 m m

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

Reported
Max draft

4.5 m m

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

Reported
Controlling depth

4 m m

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

Reported
Tide range

0.4 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

  • HURRICANE_PROTOCOLVerified

    Hurricane / cyclone plan is first-class operational truth here. Haul-out priority and evacuation rules override ordinary reservations.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

  • NIGHT_ENTRYVerified

    Night and New Year movements are tightly controlled. Tender traffic is the hidden hazard.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

Conflicts in the ledger

  • Published vs actual New Year capacity

    The quay cannot physically hold the winter holiday fleet. Outer-bay rafting is not the same as a reserved alongside berth. Do not store them as one inventory number.