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Ocean Village

Southampton, United Kingdom · 50.896°N 1.392°W

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A locked marina in the Southampton Water system. Tides, lock cycles and the Marchwood / container-port neighbours define arrivals. Cowes is the Solent stage; this is the city-and-crew-change harbour.

Live channels · not a chart · not a reservation

Estimate

Overcast at 2026-08-27T00:00 Europe/London. Wind 6 kn from ENE, gusts 12 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 SSE — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 21.2 °C.

Wind
6 kn ENE
Gusts
12 kn
Waves
0.1 m
Twilight
Night

Max LOA

40 m

Reported

Max draft

3.2 m

Reported

VHF

80

Verified

August band

HIGH

Estimate

What is objectively known

Operator

MDL Ocean Village

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

Verified
Authority

ABP Southampton / Harbour Master

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
VHF

80

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

Verified
Max LOA

40 m m

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

Reported
Max beam

8 m m

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

Reported
Max draft

3.2 m m

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

Reported
Controlling depth

3 m m

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

Reported
Tide range

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

  • BRIDGEVerified

    Locked basin. Treat lock cycles as LOCK_BOOKING, never as a berth reservation.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices