외포항은 1971년 12월에 국가 어항으로 지정돼 현재 해양수산부에서 관리하는 항구로, 폭 0.8km, 내해 수심 8m, 외해 수심 22m에 이르는 곳이다.
Oepohang Port was designated as a national fishing port in December 1971 and is currently managed by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and it has a width of 0.8 km, a depth of 8m in the inland sea, and 22m in the open sea.