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Port of Port Foster

Antarctica

UN/LOCODEAQPFSWhat is a UN/LOCODE?62.95° S, 60.6333° WLocal timeAmerica/Punta_Arenas, UTC-3

In short

Port Foster: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 15:41 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Port Foster

Ships Voydar received on AIS near the port in the last 6 hours, most recent first. Being near a port is not a port call; the board above lists calls.

No vessels detected near Port Foster in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Port Foster from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 63095). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
23 m
Anchorage depth
22 m

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Port Foster over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
18256°251.4523
19258°241.4523
17296°221.2724
15341°201.1120.4
15318°191.1150.1
24262°321.750.1
16265°251.8610
18290°231.5120.1
24256°322.1624
25258°352.6724

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 8 km away.

Source: ECMWF open data (IFS 0.25° forecasts, ECMWF WAM waves). This service is based on data and products of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF). Source: www.ecmwf.int. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 + ECMWF Terms of Use.

Source: NOAA GFS 0.25° and GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III) forecasts. Forecast: NOAA NCEP GFS / GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III). Licence: US Government work (public domain); NOAA Open Data Dissemination.

A model forecast, not an observation. Not for navigation.

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Marinas and small craft harbours whose nearest Voydar port is Port Foster, with their straight-line distance (derived). Each page shows the facilities and contacts its sources report.