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48696ce5-5180-5a43-9d9a-321425c0966d · GBLON · Northern Europe

St Katharine Docks

Tower Bridge, London, United Kingdom · 51.507°N 0.071°W

MIXEDCOORDINATEDOPERATIONAL

A locked historic dock beside Tower Bridge. Air draft, lock booking, the Thames Barrier and the river's commercial traffic are all first-class constraints. The product is London, not a cruising basin.

Live channels · not a chart · not a reservation

Estimate

Partlycloudy at 2026-10-14T01:00:00Z Europe/London. Wind 4 kn from WSW. It is after local sunset. If this harbour publishes a night-entry restriction, treat it as active until sunrise. Nearest IOC gauge Sheerness (56.5 km) last observed 6.103 m — observational only, not a tide table or controlling depth.

Wind
4 kn WSW
Gusts
—
Waves
—
Twilight
Night

Max LOA

50 m

Reported

Max draft

3 m

Reported

VHF

80

Verified

October band

MODERATE

Estimate

What is objectively known

Operator

St Katharine Docks Marina

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

Verified
Authority

PLA / marina lock-keeper

Port authority notices · 2026-06-01

Verified
VHF

80

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

Verified
Max LOA

50 m m

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

Reported
Max beam

9 m m

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

Reported
Max draft

3 m m

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

Reported
Air draft

12 m m

Fixed overhead constraint

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

Reported
Controlling depth

2.8 m m

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

Reported
Tide range

6.5 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 dock on a tidal commercial river. Lock booking, PLA reporting and air draft are separate constraints.

    Harbour master / marina office published notices