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Cape Town🇿🇦

Western Cape · South Africa33.92°S · 18.42°E

Data: NGA World Port Index (2019) · not a substitute for current nautical charts.

📍 Cape Town 33.92°S · 18.42°E

Chart · NGA WPI

Size & capacity

Port size

Major

Max vessel size

Large vessels

Mean tidal range

1 m

Depths (WPI class · approx)

Channel

~20–24 m

Anchorage

~6 m

Cargo pier

~27–31 m

Oil terminal

~27–31 m

This is a WPI depth class, not a precise sounding — use current nautical charts for maneuvering.

Entrance conditions:TideOther

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