Coast Pilot

Read the coast. Explore the map.

Browse NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot chapters for descriptions of harbors, approaches, and coastal waters. Open a chapter to read it alongside the map, then select a linked location to see where it is.

Explore Coast Pilot on the map

Coastal reading for trip planning

Read local descriptions, check Local Notices to Mariners and marine weather, and draw your route when you are ready to create a Seaward Brief.

For planning, not navigation. Verify current information before departure.

Seaward does not replace current charts, Local Notices to Mariners, weather, tides, currents, onboard instruments, or local knowledge. Conditions and source data can change.

Visit NOAA’s U.S. Coast Pilot

These are the chapters currently available in Seaward. Chapter links open the source reader in the map workspace.

U.S. Coast Pilot 1

U.S. Coast Pilot 2

U.S. Coast Pilot 3

U.S. Coast Pilot 4

U.S. Coast Pilot 5

U.S. Coast Pilot 6

U.S. Coast Pilot 7

U.S. Coast Pilot 8

U.S. Coast Pilot 9

U.S. Coast Pilot 10