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The Deben, Ore and Southwold entrances by their nature are constantly changing, often without warning.

If you are unsure about any aspects of entering the River Deben, please contact John White on 01394 270106 or Stephen Read on 07860 191768 for the latest pilotage information, alternatively call 'Odd Times' on VHF CH 8.

For details and pilotage for Southwold, please contact the harbourmasters office on VHF CH 12 or by phone on 01502 724712 during the hours of 08.00 and 20.00 local time.

For Brighlingsea, please contact the Brightlingsea Harbour Commissioners by telephone on 01206 302200.

For all other areas, please refer to the latest area charts, almanacs and pilot guides in addition to the details provided on this website.

We are additionally bound by the following license agreement in the representation of copyrighted survey data presented on the River Deben Entrance, River Ore Entrance, Southwold Entrance and Walton Approaches Sketchmaps.

Soundings are reduced to LAT and adjusted for the survey location using Co-tidal charts contained in Admiralty publication NP249. by Mr. P Atherton also using tidal data supplied by the British Oceanographic Data Centre as part of the function of the National Tidal & Sea Level facility, hosted by the Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory and funded by the Environment Agency and the Natural Environment Research Council. Their website can be found here. The ntslf licence agreement may be downloaded here.

Survey Information Disclaimer, Deben & Ore Entrances

To whom it may concern

Please be advised that consent is given to the publishing of the above survey information but be aware that these surveys are reproduced free of charge under kind permission of Trinity House and are published for the general information of the readership. Although due care has been taken in the compilation and preparation of the survey, neither the publishers or Trinity House accepts any responsibility for any errors or omissions in the information provided together with, and to the extent permitted by law, any liabilities, losses, claims or damages that arise there from.

It should be noted that meteorological conditions may affect and alter the areas surveyed and the data published therein merely reflects the measurements taken, at the last survey and does not necessarily reflect the situation as may exist at a subsequent occasion for any particular location.

Survey Information Disclaimer, Southwold Entrance & Walton Backwaters Approaches

To whom it may concern

Please be advised that consent is given to the publishing of the above survey information but be aware that these surveys are reproduced free of charge under kind permission of Marine Surveys (East & South) Ltd. and Eastcoastrivers.com and are published for the general information of the readership. Although due care has been taken in the compilation and preparation of the survey, neither the publishers, Marine Surveys (East & South) Ltd. and Eastcoastrivers.com accepts any responsibility for any errors or omissions in the information provided together with, and to the extent permitted by law, any liabilities, losses, claims or damages that arise there from.

It should be noted that meteorological conditions may affect and alter the areas surveyed and the data published therein merely reflects the measurements taken, at the last survey and does not necessarily reflect the situation as may exist at a subsequent occasion for any particular location.