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Port of Rota

Spain

UN/LOCODEESROTWhat is a UN/LOCODE?36.6167° N, 6.3333° WLocal timeEurope/Madrid, UTC+2
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In short

Rota: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 02:12 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
27

Vessels near Rota

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 Rota
VesselLast seen
GermanySKALEMSailing
SpainBUENAVISTA EXPRESSPassenger
Marshall IslandsSAFFEN ATHENA 2Other
PanamaJANE ASPHALTTanker
SpainVB ALMERIATug
NetherlandsALMACargo
PortugalOCEAN CARRIERCargo
SpainVB JEREZTug
SpainSAR MESANASearch and rescue
SpainVOLCAN DE TINAMARPassenger
SpainRAMON MARGALEFOther
Marshall IslandsTOPAZ DANUBECargo
PortugalDREAMCargo
MaltaDENSA CHEETAHCargo
PortugalBARBRO GCargo
SpainPACIFICO IIIPleasure craft
MaltaJOSEFINA DE LA TORRECargo
FranceVAGA LOUCASailing
United StatesBLISSSailing
SpainVB FLAMINGOTug
GermanySHAKTISailing
SpainGOLFO DE CADIZPleasure craft
SwedenLOUPAN (ARCONA 430)Sailing
SpainVB CADIZTowing
BelgiumHEMMA
SpainCHIPIONA PILOT IPilot vessel
SpainCADIZ PILOTSPilot vessel

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Rota from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 38280). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (breakwater)
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
9 m
Anchorage depth
9 m
Cargo pier depth
11 m
Mean tide
3 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Rota 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)
573°110.3324
675°90.3724
8148°150.3224
585°110.3224
5121°70.2324
589°80.2224
9140°140.3224
8125°130.4224
7112°110.4324
9131°140.4324
15138°210.6324

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 15 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.

Rota: 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 0 port calls in the 7 days and 0 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 100% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (2).

Container
0
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
0
Ro-ro
0
IMF PortWatch daily figures for Rota, 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
0
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).

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since May 6, 1999. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Naval EngagementMay 6, 1999Vessel100 km away

    MEDITERRANEAN SEA: A Moroccan Navy gunboat attacked the Cyprus-flag bulk carrier, Leader A II, using a light deck gun and small arms fire. The attack occurred about 2 miles west of Tangier, after the ship, damaged by a fire earlier in the day, defied the gunboat's order to take a tow into port and drifted into Moroccan territorial waters.

Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".

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