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Port Hercule

Port Hercule de Monaco

Monaco-Ville / La Condamine, Monaco · 43.735°N 7.426°E

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The principality's deep, breakwater-protected yacht harbour and the operational heart of the Monaco Yacht Show. Night entry is controlled, megayacht quays are scarce, and September occupancy is a planning problem rather than a berth search.

Live channels · not a chart · not a reservation

Estimate

Mainly clear at 2026-08-27T01:00 Europe/Monaco. Wind 6 kn from NNE, gusts 10 kn. It is after local sunset. If this harbour publishes a night-entry restriction, treat it as active until sunrise. Model significant wave 0.4 m from S — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 27.9 °C.

Wind
6 kn NNE
Gusts
10 kn
Waves
0.4 m
Twilight
Night

Max LOA

140 m

Reported

Max draft

8 m

Verified

VHF

12

Verified

August band

HIGH

Estimate

What is objectively known

Operator

Société d'Exploitation des Ports de Monaco

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
Authority

Direction des Affaires Maritimes, Monaco

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
VHF

12

Port of Monaco working channel

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

Verified
Max LOA

140 m m

Largest published alongside capability on Quai Rainier III / north quay; exceptional visits are case-by-case

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

Reported
Max beam

25 m m

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

Reported
Max draft

8 m m

Controlling depth on the large-yacht quays; confirm siltation after winter storms

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

Verified
Controlling depth

7 m m

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

Verified
Tide range

0.4 m m

Microtidal

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

Verified
Surge / fetch

MODERATE

Easterly swell can set into the outer basin

Professional skipper / captain report · 2026-06-01

Verified
Port of entry

Yes

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
Reservation required

Yes

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

Verified

Periodic dredging of the north basin after easterly weather.

Restrictions

  • NIGHT_ENTRYVerified

    Night entry is controlled and usually requires prior arrangement with the harbour master's office.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

  • SPEEDVerified

    Speed limited inside the port; dead slow, no wake.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

  • ISPSVerified

    ISPS access control on the large-yacht quays during events and for most visiting yachts over 500 GT.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

  • GENERATORVerified

    Generator hours restricted alongside; shore power is expected.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

  • ANCHORVerified

    No anchoring in the harbour or in the immediately adjacent roads without authority.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices

Notices to mariners

  • CAUTIONVerified

    Monaco Yacht Show quay reservation freeze

    During the September show window, transient megayacht quays are allocated by event organisers, not the ordinary visitor list. Do not treat published winter capacity as available.

    Issued 2026-04-15 · expires 2026-10-01

Conflicts in the ledger

  • Maximum LOA

    Operator materials and captain reports disagree on whether 140 m is a hard limit or a typical planning envelope. Treat as REPORTED and confirm the specific quay.