Port of Port Alberni

Expected arrivals AIS-detected

Ships whose AIS destination names Port Alberni, with the arrival time their crew entered. Reported in the last 24 hours, due within 7 days. Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.

1 ship shown, earliest first.

Vessel	ETA (UTC)	Destination as broadcast	Matched by
FROSTIFishing	Oct 9, 2026, 01:32 UTC	PORT ALBERNI BC	Name matchName-based matchThe broadcast destination is this port's name. Names can be ambiguous, so this match is not certain.

Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 5, 2026, 19:36 UTC.

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Port Alberni on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.

Vessels near Port Alberni

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.

Vessels near Port Alberni

Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
PACIFIC ALLIANCEFishing	Fishing	IMO 9137454	Oct 5, 2026, 19:35 UTC
FRANCES BARKLEYPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 316017885	Oct 5, 2026, 19:34 UTC
RAW SPIRITFishing	Fishing	IMO 9185188	Oct 5, 2026, 19:33 UTC
TIMBER ROGUETug	Tug	MMSI 316016295	Oct 5, 2026, 19:33 UTC
F/V VIKING STORMFishing	Fishing	IMO 7919858	Oct 5, 2026, 19:33 UTC
BARKLEY SENTINELAnti-pollution equipment	Anti-pollution equipment	MMSI 316041306	Oct 5, 2026, 19:32 UTC
BARBARA L IIITowing	Towing	MMSI 316036169	Oct 5, 2026, 19:32 UTC
OCEAN KINGFishing	Fishing	IMO 8991310	Oct 5, 2026, 19:31 UTC
ARCTIC TAGLUTug	Tug	IMO 7601774	Oct 5, 2026, 19:30 UTC
COASTAL SENTINELAnti-pollution equipment	Anti-pollution equipment	IMO 9839753	Oct 5, 2026, 19:22 UTC

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Port Alberni from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 18730). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size

Small

Harbour type

River (natural)

Shelter

Good

Channel depth

23 m

Anchorage depth

20 m

Cargo pier depth

13 m

Oil terminal depth

9 m

Mean tide

4 m

Pilotage compulsory

Yes

First port of entry

Yes

Repairs

Moderate

Forecast

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

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 38 km away.

Marine conditions near Port Alberni

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Sep 10, 2024, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

• Sep 10, 2024FishingNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)95 km away

  Tarka II, Tatoosh Island, WA, USA (NTSB DCA24FM060)

Tools for this port

• Sea distance from Port Alberni
• Tides and conditions near Port Alberni

Nearby ports

• Denman Island Canada
• Comox Canada
• Nanoose Bay Canada
• Powell River Canada
• Lantzville Canada
• Ucluelet Canada
• Tatoosh Island United States of America (the)
• Nanaimo Canada