Identity
V&A Waterfront · 1decf92e-65c5-5535-aac7-1a10b405a29f
ZA
1decf92e-65c5-5535-aac7-1a10b405a29f · ZACPT · Africa
V&A Waterfront
Cape Town, South Africa · 33.903°S 18.422°E
SUPERADVISEDOPERATIONAL
A working harbour tourist complex with a genuine superyacht quay on the Atlantic corner of Africa. Table Bay weather, port control and a Cape-to-Rio / World Race stopover culture.
Live channels · not a chart · not a reservation
EstimateClear at 2026-08-27T02:15 Africa/Johannesburg. Wind 3 kn from E, gusts 5 kn. It is after local sunset. If this harbour publishes a night-entry restriction, treat it as active until sunrise. Model significant wave 2.0 m from SSW — coastal model, not a harbour sounding. SST 13.8 °C.
- Wind
- 3 kn E
- Gusts
- 5 kn
- Waves
- 2.0 m
- Twilight
- Night
Max LOA
90 m
ReportedMax draft
6 m
ReportedVHF
14
VerifiedAugust band
MODERATE
EstimateCaptain Arrival Brief
Deterministic, source-backed projection. Not legal advice. Not clearance authorization. Never a safety determination.
COMPATIBLENOT_COVEREDCOSTS INCOMPLETEINSUFFICIENT_DATA
Vessel & target arrival
LOA 52 m · beam 9.4 m · draft 3.1 m
Arrival 2026-08-12T12:00:00Z · factsAt 2026-08-12T12:00:00Z
Static compatibility
COMPATIBLE
Matching berth classes: Standard <30 m PHYSICALLY_INCOMPATIBLE · Large yacht 30–90 m PHYSICALLY_COMPATIBLE
Physical berths: UNKNOWN — no inventory
Approach / depth
Entrance controlling depth UNKNOWN. Guest schematic is not a chart.
Published draft 6 m · datum UNKNOWN
Swell UNKNOWN — swell is not invented from significant wave height.
Formalities
Pilotage: No matching PILOTAGE rule is recorded for this harbour/jurisdiction. That is NOT_COVERED, not NOT_REQUIRED.
Towage: No matching TOWAGE rule is recorded for this harbour/jurisdiction. That is NOT_COVERED, not NOT_REQUIRED.
Customs: No matching CUSTOMS rule is recorded for this harbour/jurisdiction. That is NOT_COVERED, not NOT_REQUIRED.
Immigration: No matching IMMIGRATION rule is recorded for this harbour/jurisdiction. That is NOT_COVERED, not NOT_REQUIRED.
Decision-support intelligence only. Not legal advice. Not clearance authorization. maritimIQ does not authorize entry and does not determine formal status.
Services
Fuel: No fuel facility record. Missing service is UNKNOWN, not unavailable.
Shore power: No shore-power specification recorded.
Water: No freshwater record. Water is not inferred from waste.
Waste: No waste or pump-out record. Solid waste ≠ black-water pump-out.
Refit: No sourced refit capability. Marketing prose is not a capability.
Medical: No medical relationship. A nearby clinic is not an emergency hospital.
Airport / transport: No airport relationship. Airport Intelligence is an external product boundary.
Known harbor costs
none ZAR · incomplete
Tax: Tax treatment UNKNOWN. Not assumed included.
Source currency: ZAR
Reference conversion: FX not applied — source currency retained. rate=none
Unknown charges: none listed
Traffic
AIS_NOT_CONFIGURED — traffic counts are not invented.
Occupancy: INSUFFICIENT_DATA. AIS does not see dark vessels, covered yachts, or berth identity.
Seasonality: HIGH December–February and race stopovers · forecast DEFERRED
Traffic is not availability. Capacity is not occupancy. A reservation flag is not a live berth. EMODnet density is historical context. Forecast is deferred.
Warnings & restrictions
SPEED: Dead slow, no wake inside the harbour.
NIGHT_ENTRY: Table Bay and the harbour entrance are weather-limited. Night first arrival is a serious decision.
UNKNOWN — upcoming warning coverage is not a global feed.
Alternatives
No alternatives evaluated on this projection.
Unknown / conflicted / stale
Unknown: vessel.airDraftM, vessel.displacementT, waterLevel, current, wind, waves, visibility, ais.traffic, formality.PORT_ENTRY, formality.ADVANCE_NOTICE, formality.PILOTAGE, formality.TOWAGE, formality.CUSTOMS, formality.IMMIGRATION, formality.HEALTH, formality.SECURITY, formality.COMMERCIAL, formality.NOAD, formality.EMSWE
Conflicted: none listed
Stale: Pilotage price: 1999 franc ordinance remains STALE. Current price UNKNOWN.
Source index
compiled-ledger · decision-engine · aisstream-optional · none · USCG NVMC / eCFR · EUR-Lex
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