Port of Arcachon

Name: Port of Arcachon
Address: France

UN/LOCODEFRARCWhat is a UN/LOCODE?44.65° N, 1.1833° WLocal timeEurope/Paris, UTC+2

In short

Arcachon: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 13:56 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: 20

Arrivals and departures AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.

Left in the last 48 h

Vessel	Left	Time in port
F/V RATELFishing	Oct 5, 2026, 13:51 UTC	1 h 52 min
F/V SIFishing	Oct 5, 2026, 01:14 UTC	16 h 28 min
L'AVENIRReserved	Oct 4, 2026, 14:56 UTC	2 d 7 h

As of Oct 6, 2026, 13:56 UTC.

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Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Arcachon 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.

10 arrivals in 30 days, 0.3 a day on average.

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Day (UTC)	Ships arriving
Sep 6, 2026	0
Sep 7, 2026	0
Sep 8, 2026	0
Sep 9, 2026	0
Sep 10, 2026	0
Sep 11, 2026	1
Sep 12, 2026	0
Sep 13, 2026	1
Sep 14, 2026	0
Sep 15, 2026	0
Sep 16, 2026	0
Sep 17, 2026	1
Sep 18, 2026	0
Sep 19, 2026	0
Sep 20, 2026	0
Sep 21, 2026	0
Sep 22, 2026	0
Sep 23, 2026	1
Sep 24, 2026	0
Sep 25, 2026	1
Sep 26, 2026	0
Sep 27, 2026	2
Sep 28, 2026	0
Sep 29, 2026	0
Sep 30, 2026	0
Oct 1, 2026	0
Oct 2, 2026	1
Oct 3, 2026	0
Oct 4, 2026	1
Oct 5, 2026	1

Vessels near Arcachon

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 Arcachon
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
EOLE III	—	MMSI 228171160	Oct 6, 2026, 13:55 UTC
HUGOPHIL II	—	MMSI 227954210	Oct 6, 2026, 13:55 UTC
COTE D'ARGENTPassenger	Passenger	MMSI 227345410	Oct 6, 2026, 13:54 UTC
EX NIHILO BOUEE 2	—	MMSI 109110432	Oct 6, 2026, 13:54 UTC
LA LUNA	—	MMSI 228321060	Oct 6, 2026, 13:53 UTC
EX NIHILO BOUEE 1	—	MMSI 109110430	Oct 6, 2026, 13:53 UTC
LE BARBORICOT	—	MMSI 227881580	Oct 6, 2026, 13:53 UTC
SUNNY DREAMSailing	Sailing	MMSI 227826030	Oct 6, 2026, 13:52 UTC
RALIK	—	MMSI 227546870	Oct 6, 2026, 13:50 UTC
MY SIZE	—	MMSI 230183350	Oct 6, 2026, 13:42 UTC
PAILLE EN QUEUE	—	MMSI 227252430	Oct 6, 2026, 13:38 UTC
SNS17-13Search and rescue	Search and rescue	MMSI 228256980	Oct 6, 2026, 13:31 UTC
FRENCH WARSHIPMilitary ops	Military ops	MMSI 228000000	Oct 6, 2026, 13:25 UTC
SNS675	—	MMSI 227854290	Oct 6, 2026, 12:23 UTC
SNS 12-02Search and rescue	Search and rescue	MMSI 228248050	Oct 6, 2026, 12:16 UTC
TIKI	—	MMSI 227146120	Oct 6, 2026, 11:07 UTC
TEDDY CRUISER	—	MMSI 235063153	Oct 6, 2026, 11:07 UTC
F/V EOLE IIIFishing	Fishing	MMSI 227310640	Oct 6, 2026, 10:02 UTC
GIN-TO	—	MMSI 227459480	Oct 6, 2026, 09:06 UTC
F/V L'AS DES ASFishing	Fishing	MMSI 228107000	Oct 6, 2026, 08:26 UTC

Tide and water level

Latest readings at gauges within 20 km of Arcachon, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.

Gauge	Level	Change (3 h)	Last 48 h	Reading (UTC)
Arcachon Eyracrelative to chart datum (zéro hydrographique) · 2.3 km away	3.82 m	+0.63 m		Oct 6 13:38 UTC

Source: SHOM REFMAR / RONIM tide gauges (live sea level). Sea level: SHOM / REFMAR (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Licence: etalab-2.0 (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Gauges are matched to this port by distance (within 20 km of the port position), a link derived by Voydar, not stated by the authority. Levels are relative to each gauge's own reference level: they are not water depths. Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Arcachon 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)
Oct 6 12:00	6	207°	10	0.7	12	24
Oct 6 18:00	4	196°	6	0.8	12	23
Oct 7 00:00	6	204°	11	0.8	11	21
Oct 7 06:00	9	244°	13	0.9	11	23
Oct 7 12:00	9	250°	14	1	11	6.7
Oct 7 18:00	17	336°	24	1.4	6	24
Oct 8 00:00	15	341°	20	1.9	8	14
Oct 8 06:00	11	4°	17	2.3	10	21
Oct 8 12:00	14	347°	20	1.9	10	24
Oct 8 18:00	11	351°	17	1.6	9	24
Oct 9 00:00	6	46°	10	1.4	10	24

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, 12 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 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 Apr 22, 2016, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Apr 22, 2016死傷等運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports)58 km away
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Source: 運輸安全委員会船舶事故等調査報告書 (JTSB marine accident and incident reports). 出典：運輸安全委員会「船舶事故等調査報告書」（https://jtsb.mlit.go.jp/）。Seadar が項目を抽出・加工して作成 (Source: Japan Transport Safety Board marine accident reports; fields extracted and edited by Seadar). Licence: Public Data License 1.0 (公共データ利用規約第1.0版, PDL1.0; compatible with CC BY 4.0).

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