27° 47.1′ N017° 54.1′ W

Fishing and commercial port·El Hierro · Canary Islands

La Estaca

Valverde

27° 47.1′ N 017° 54.1′ WUpdated on 26 September 2026

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The harbour

In a few words

Fishing and commercial port in El Hierro, Canary Islands.

Does your boat fit?

We don't know the depth. Ask on VHF before entering.

No data

Your boat: 11.4 m · 2.0 m, with 0.5 m of clearanceDepths from the sources, at low water

Access and approach

Arriving by sea

At night the entrance is marked by a red light, Fl(2)R 7s, at the end of the secondary breakwater and a green light, Fl(2)G 7s, at the end of the inner breakwater. Today the tide rises and falls 1.4 m.

List of Lights

Lights on the approach

Puerto de LA ESTACA · Contradique. Extremo
Fl(2)R 7s 5m 3M
< 0.1 NMNo. 13076
Puerto de LA ESTACA · Dique interior. Extremo
Fl(2)G 7s 5m 3M
0.1 NM SNo. 13074
Puerto de LA ESTACA · Dique. Extremo
FlG 5s 14m 5M
0.3 NM SNo. 13070
Puerto de LA ESTACA · Boya "A"
FlR 5s 2M
0.3 NM SSWNo. 13072

© Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina. From the Libro de Faros y Señales Marítimas (Spanish List of Lights), data as of 27 September 2026: the lights within 0.6 nautical miles of the harbour's position, without special marks. Light names are as in the Spanish original. Not valid for navigation.

Sources for this page

© OpenStreetMap contributors, data as of 26 September 2026
© Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina: lights and tides
Weather and sea: Open-Meteo · Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors

Data without a cited source is still to be checked. Before entering, check the charts, the notices to mariners and the harbour itself on VHF. All sources →

Radio and contact

We have no contact details for this harbour.

Now at the harbour

12:30 h · Open-Meteo

4knots

From NE · F2 light breeze

Gusts 14 kn

Waves: 1.0 m; 10 s · NW
Water: 25 °C
Air: 28 °C

Clear

Wind, next 24 hmax. 6 kn

12:0000:0011:00

Tides today

At Puerto de la Estaca (El Hierro)

High water
04:252.0 m
Low water
10:360.6 m
High water
16:491.8 m
Low water
22:480.7 m

0 h6 h12 h18 h24 h

Tomorrow: high water 05:15 · low water 11:36 · high water 17:49 · low water 23:46

© Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina. Prediction for Puerto de la Estaca (El Hierro), in local time, with heights above chart datum; at another nearby harbour the tide may differ. Not valid for navigation.

Location

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