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Port of Squamish

Canada

UN/LOCODECASQAWhat is a UN/LOCODE?49.6833° N, 123.15° WLocal timeAmerica/Vancouver, UTC-7

In short

Squamish: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 02:42 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
0
Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
11

Vessels near Squamish

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 Squamish
VesselLast seen
CanadaHAISLA NORTHWINDTug
CanadaGENNI BAYTug
CanadaSAINT GEORGESTug
CanadaHS HOPETug
CanadaPOM 26Passenger
CanadaMARILYNN DAWNTug
CanadaAMIA XPassenger
CanadaGRANNY MACKTowing
CanadaSQUAMISH RELAY [ERV]Passenger
CanadaBRIDGE CAT 450Passenger
CanadaRON S LEDCORTug

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Squamish from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 18210). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
8 m
Anchorage depth
23 m
Cargo pier depth
11 m
Mean tide
5 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
First port of entry
No
Repairs
Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Squamish 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)
153°80.1218
158°80.1224
136°60220
1144°70.126.9
0104°50.1214
241°80224
232°100.1224
27°110.5324
0300°70.6424
235°70.4424
227°80.3324

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 49 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.

Marine conditions near Squamish

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

Buoy Entrance To English Bay · 48.5 kmobserved
Water temp
13.7°C (57°F)
Air temp
13.4°C (56°F)
Wind
3.9 kn @ 360°
Waves
0.1 m (0 ft)

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

Squamish: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 1 port calls in the 7 days and 2 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 100% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (1).

Container
0
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
2
General cargo
0
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Squamish, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
0
09-16
0
09-17
0
09-18
0
09-19
1
09-20
0
09-21
0
09-22
0
09-23
0
09-24
0
09-25
0

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Squamish: global benchmarks

How Squamish compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 1 2022
11
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged on a year earlier.
Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

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 Dec 15, 2019, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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