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Port Hercule

Port Hercule de Monaco

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

MEGACOORDINATEDOPERATIONAL

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

Overcast at 2026-08-27T02:15 Europe/Monaco. Wind 7 kn from NNE, 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 0.4 m from S — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 27.9 °C.

Wind
7 kn NNE
Gusts
12 kn
Waves
0.4 m
Twilight
Night

Max LOA

140 m

Reported

Max draft

8 m

Verified

VHF

12

Verified

August band

HIGH

Estimate

Services

Fuel

MGO, diesel

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

Verified
Potable water

Yes

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

Verified
Wi-Fi

MARINA_WIDE

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

Reported
Security

ISPS quay control + port police

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified

Shore power: 230V, 400V · 16A, 32A, 63A, 125A, 400A · 50Hz

Waste: pump-out yes · black yes · grey yes

Fees — labelled estimates

High-season daily bands. Not a quote, not live availability.

  • 30 m reference · ~420 EUREstimate
  • 50 m reference · ~1100 EUREstimate
  • 80 m reference · ~2800 EUREstimate

Contacts by role

  • HARBOURMASTERVHF12Verified
  • MARINA_OFFICEWEBports-monaco.comVerified
  • EMERGENCYPHONE112 / 18Authoritative

Allocation kinds — kept separate

Berth reservation is not a VTS slot and not a lock booking. Event weeks use a separate allocation channel.

BERTH_RESERVATIONDECLARED_CAPACITY

Captain notes

  • Call on VHF 12 well before the entrance. The entrance sets in easterlies.
  • Do not assume a published max LOA is an available berth.
  • Show and Grand Prix weeks are a different operational regime.

Port entry & formalities

Decision-support intelligence only. Not legal advice. Not clearance authorization. maritimIQ does not authorize entry and does not determine formal status.

Port of entry UNVERIFIEDCustoms UNKNOWNImmigration UNKNOWN24-hour clearance UNKNOWN

A port-of-entry label does not invent 24-hour customs or immigration service.

Pilotage

CONDITIONAL — Below 80 m, pilotage remains possible on request and may be imposed by the Directeur des Affaires Maritimes.

  • PORT_ENTRY · REQUIRED · SOURCE_BACKED

    Contact Capitainerie on VHF 12 before entering Port Hercule. A berth request is not a berth confirmation.

  • ADVANCE_NOTICE · REQUIRED · SOURCE_BACKED

    Entry declaration via SEPM reservation plus original documents at Capitainerie on arrival.

  • PILOTAGE · CONDITIONAL · SOURCE_BACKED

    Below 80 m, pilotage remains possible on request and may be imposed by the Directeur des Affaires Maritimes.

  • TOWAGE · NOT_COVERED · UNKNOWN

    No matching TOWAGE rule is recorded for this harbour/jurisdiction. That is NOT_COVERED, not NOT_REQUIRED.

  • CUSTOMS · APPLICABILITY_UNKNOWN · UNKNOWN

    SEPM lists a French customs office for Monaco. Hours, 24-hour service and temporary admission are not extracted as verified rules. A port-of-entry label does not invent clearance.

  • IMMIGRATION · APPLICABILITY_UNKNOWN · UNKNOWN

    Division de Police Maritime et Aéroportuaire (dpma@gouv.mc) is named. Crew/passenger eligibility is not calculated. Hours and appointment requirements remain UNKNOWN.

  • HEALTH · NOT_COVERED · STALE

    Expired COVID-era fixture. Must not activate as a current health clearance.

  • SECURITY · NOT_COVERED · UNKNOWN

    No matching SECURITY rule is recorded for this harbour/jurisdiction. That is NOT_COVERED, not NOT_REQUIRED.

  • COMMERCIAL · NOT_COVERED · UNKNOWN

    Commercial-yacht operating conditions at Port Hercule are not extracted as a verified rule in this build.

  • NOAD · NOT_COVERED · UNKNOWN

    USCG NVMC eNOAD does not apply to this harbour.

  • EMSWE · NOT_COVERED · SOURCE_BACKED

    Monaco is not an EU Member State. EMSWe reporting obligations are not assigned to Port Hercule.

Sample evaluation factsAt 2026-08-25T23:30:00Z. Missing vessel facts stay UNKNOWN. This is not clearance.

Navigational warnings

USCG LNM UNKNOWNUSCG BNM UNKNOWNNGA MSI UNKNOWN

Active warnings

No matching known active warning in the current sources.

Upcoming

  • Monaco Yacht Show quay reservation freeze

    During the September show window, transient megayacht quays are allocated by event organisers. This compiled notice is not a USCG or NGA product.

    COMPILED_LEDGER · FUTURE · BERTHING

Recently expired

No matching recently expired warning in the current sources.

  • UNKNOWN COVERAGE — USCG LNM/BNM coverage does not include this harbour, or no geo-matched notice was found.
  • UNKNOWN COVERAGE — NGA MSI coverage does not include this harbour, or no geo-matched notice was found.
  • Absence of a matching row is not an all-clear for this harbour.
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