Anchorage near Boca Chica Channel
Boca Chica Key
Past nights from AIS in Jan–Apr 2024, Oct 2024–Jul 2025 and Dec 2025
Where boats stayed: 24.576° N, 81.710° W
81nights
12boats
Nights by wind direction
| From | Nights | Boats | Wind 20 kt+ | Windiest night (area) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 14 | 10 | 1 | 22.7 ktgusts 31 kt |
| NE | 7 | 4 | 1 | 24.2 ktgusts 35.1 kt |
| E | 28 | 8 | 3 | 21.9 ktgusts 29.1 kt |
| SE | 17 | 7 | 1 | 20.8 ktgusts 27.7 kt |
| S | 5 | 3 | – | 14.3 ktgusts 19 kt |
| SW | 2 | 1–2 | – | 11.6 ktgusts 16.1 kt |
| W | 3 | 3 | – | 18.3 ktgusts 22.7 kt |
| NW | 6 | 4 | 1 | 20.1 ktgusts 28.7 kt |
Nearby anchorages
- Anchorage off Boca Chica Key, Stock Island4 nights
- Anchorage off Raccoon Key, Stock Island3 nights
- Safe Harbor2 nights
- Anchorage off Cow Key4 nights
- Anchorage off Geiger Key1 night
- Anchorage off Dredgers Key, Salt Pond Keys7 nights
- Anchorage off Dredgers Key41 nights
- Anchorage off Fleming Key, Dredgers Key33 nights
AIS shows only boats that carry it and that a receiver hears, so no boats on AIS never means an anchorage is empty or unsuitable. Boats that live here (at their own berth or mooring, or a week or more in one place) are left out, and boats in marinas and at piers are counted apart from the anchorage's nights. Not for navigation.