In short
Sete: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 15:58 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
Expected arrivals AIS-detected
Ships whose AIS destination names Sete, 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 Crews type these by hand: a destination can be out of date and an ETA can slip.
7 ships shown, earliest first.
| Vessel | ETA (UTC) | Destination as broadcast | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|
 DOUGLAS MAWSONPassenger | Oct 5, 2026, 04:00 UTC | SETE | Name match |
 FADIQCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 5, 2026, 09:45 UTC | FRSET | UN/LOCODE |
 PRIMUSCargo | Oct 5, 2026, 10:00 UTC | FR SET | UN/LOCODE |
| NEPTUNE OKEANISCargo | Oct 6, 2026, 04:00 UTC | FRSET | UN/LOCODE |
 TIDE NAVIGATORCargo | Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC | FRSET | UN/LOCODE |
 SUMELA SEAWAYSCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 6, 2026, 12:30 UTC | FRSET | UN/LOCODE |
| WESERBORGCargo | Oct 9, 2026, 17:00 UTC | FR SET | UN/LOCODE |
Source: AIS voyage reports via AISstream.io global terrestrial AIS. Times are the crew's ETA, not a Voydar estimate. As of Oct 4, 2026, 15:58 UTC.
Vessels near Sete
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 Sete in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Sete from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 38750). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 13 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Tide and water level
Latest readings at gauges within 20 km of Sete, as published by each water authority, with the last 48 hours. Times in UTC.
| Gauge | Level | Change (3 h) | Last 48 h | Reading (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seterelative to chart datum (zéro hydrographique) · 0.2 km away | 0.74 m | +0.02 m |
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 Sete 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 128° | 15 | 1.5 | 6 | 15 | |
| 6 | 104° | 12 | 1.4 | 7 | 19 | |
| 7 | 64° | 12 | 1.2 | 7 | 23 | |
| 10 | 61° | 17 | 1.1 | 7 | 19 | |
| 7 | 116° | 13 | 0.9 | 6 | 22 | |
| 3 | 55° | 7 | 0.7 | 6 | 24 | |
| 7 | 82° | 12 | 0.6 | 6 | 22 | |
| 7 | 93° | 14 | 0.7 | 5 | 17 | |
| 10 | 137° | 17 | 0.8 | 5 | 9 | |
| 13 | 132° | 20 | 1.1 | 5 | 5.4 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 17 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 Sete
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- Lion Buoy182.1 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Sete: 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 14 port calls in the 7 days and 67 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 5% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (64).
- Container
- 5
- Tanker
- 10
- Dry bulk
- 2
- General cargo
- 18
- Ro-ro
- 32
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.2 million tonnes.
09-12 2 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 1 | 09-15 2 | 09-16 2 | 09-17 3 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 2 | 09-20 1 | 09-21 4 | 09-22 1 | 09-23 1 | 09-24 3 | 09-25 2 |
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).
Sete: global benchmarks
How Sete 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
- 13.2
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 5% 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.
Sete: official port statistics
Figures published by national statistics offices and port authorities, shown as they publish them. They count what the publisher counts, which can differ from AIS-detected calls.
- Ships arrived, 2025
- 1,203
- 12% more than the year before
- Gross tonnage of arrivals, 2025
- 31.6 million GT
- 17% more than the year before
- Cargo handled, 2025
- 4.9 million tonnes
- 2% more than the year before
- Sea passengers (in and out), 2025
- 320,000
- 47% more than the year before
Source: Eurostat (mar_go_qmc, mar_go_aa, mar_go_qm_c*, mar_pa_aa, mar_tf_qm), accessed 2026-10-01. Modified: port codes mapped to UN/LOCODE, values converted from thousands. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Scheduled ferries at Sete
The next crossings in the operators' published timetables (GTFS). These are scheduled times, not observed departures, and a sailing can be retimed or cancelled. Local time (Europe/Paris).
| Time | Arr/Dep | From / to | Operator | Terminal | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2026, 09:00 | Arrival | ALGER | Corsica Linea | SèTE | |
| Oct 8, 2026, 15:00 | Departure | BéJAïA | Corsica Linea | SèTE |
Source: Corsica Linea programme, transport.data.gouv.fr (Licence Ouverte 2.0) Retrieved October 4, 2026.
Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected
| Vessel | Arrived | Departed |
|---|---|---|
 CM HONG KONGCargo |
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 31, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherJul 31, 2000Vessel51 km away
FRANCE: French commandos on 31 Jul arrested six Greenpeace activists who had occupied the 13,519-ton, Cypriot-flag cargo ship (AQUITANIA) for 27 hours to prevent offload of its cargo of timber allegedly harvested illegally in Cameroon. The activists had occupied the ship, attaching themselves to three cranes, for 27 hours.
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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