Port of Praia
In short
Praia: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 01:57 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
- 0
Vessels near Praia
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 Praia in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Praia from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45910). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 16 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 8 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Praia over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 102° | 5 | 0.9 | 11 | 24 | |
| 1 | 288° | 3 | 0.9 | 11 | 24 | |
| 4 | 68° | 11 | 1 | 10 | 18 | |
| 3 | 174° | 9 | 1.1 | 9 | 24 | |
| 1 | 243° | 3 | 1.2 | 8 | 24 | |
| 1 | 349° | 5 | 1.3 | 8 | 22 | |
| 4 | 124° | 10 | 1.3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 4 | 176° | 9 | 1.3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 2 | 306° | 3 | 1.2 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 1° | 8 | 1.1 | 9 | 24 | |
| 8 | 38° | 15 | 1.1 | 9 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 19 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.
Praia: global benchmarks
How Praia compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 41.1
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 71% 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.
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