Port of Chichester
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Chichester: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 22:26 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
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- Departures, last 24 h
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- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Chichester
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 Chichester in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Forecast
Model forecast for Chichester 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 294° | 5 | 0.3 | 8 | 24 | |
| 3 | 3° | 6 | 0.2 | 8 | 24 | |
| 1 | 304° | 5 | 0.2 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 234° | 9 | 0.2 | 8 | 24 | |
| 4 | 284° | 7 | 0.2 | 7 | 24 | |
| 4 | 318° | 7 | 0.2 | 7 | 24 | |
| 4 | 280° | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 241° | 11 | 0.2 | 3 | 24 | |
| 3 | 279° | 5 | 0.1 | 6 | 24 | |
| 3 | 2° | 5 | 0.1 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 76° | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 3, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 10 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 Chichester
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- Greenwich Lightship99.4 km
- Weymouth Bay, UK170.5 km
- Jersey Buoy, English Channel - 5 nm south of Jersey, UK251.3 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Feb 25, 2019. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- IncidentFeb 25, 201994 km away
ENGLAND: On 25 February, authorities in the Port of Portsmouth detained a Somali immigrant found in a vintage vehicle being transported across the English Channel from France. The owner of the vehicle was returning from a car show in France with his car, a 1926 Vauxhall 14/40 open tourer, being moved aboard a transport trailer. They had just disembarked from the overnight ferry from Caen, France when the immigrant was found in the covered vehicle. (www.portsmouth.co.uk)
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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