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Port of Freshwater

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBFRWWhat is a UN/LOCODE?50.6667° N, 1.5167° WLocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Freshwater: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 13:35 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 Freshwater

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 Freshwater
VesselLast seen
United KingdomWIGHT SKYPassenger
United KingdomBUNDEENASailing
IrelandRASTABANSailing
United KingdomSYRINX OF HORNETSailing
United KingdomWIGHT SUNPassenger
United KingdomTS JOHN JERWOODPleasure craft
United KingdomJAPASHAPleasure craft
United KingdomVENTIS SECUNDISSailing
United KingdomOSCAR'S SPIRITPleasure craft
United KingdomSTEELERPleasure craft
United KingdomSCRIBBLESailing
United KingdomZESTSailing
United KingdomGLADEYESailing
United KingdomLUDOVICI
United KingdomSILVER LININGPleasure craft
United KingdomCURLEW IXSailing
United KingdomWANDERING ALBATROSSPleasure craft
United KingdomESPRITSailing
United KingdomGREBE IX OF HORNETSailing
United KingdomAMAZING GRACESailing
United KingdomYARMOUTH ROSEPassenger
United Kingdom4 SHARKY 3Pleasure craft
United KingdomGAIAPleasure craft
United KingdomHURST POINTCargo
United KingdomTOP JOLLYSailing
United KingdomGRUMPY FISHPleasure craft
United KingdomSECOND WINDPleasure craft
United KingdomGRACEPleasure craft
United KingdomFOREVERPleasure craft
United KingdomMARTYNAPleasure craft
United KingdomKRAKENPassenger
United KingdomRONDOPleasure craft
United KingdomHAMBLE DAWN VPleasure craft
United KingdomSALTY DOG SARGO 36
United KingdomALL TIME HIGHSailing
United KingdomHARMONY7Pleasure craft
United KingdomRNLI LIFEBOAT 13-61Search and rescue
United KingdomMINTAKA UKSailing
United KingdomMIDNIGHT SUNSailing
United KingdomLATENSEASailing

Forecast

Model forecast for Freshwater 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)
670°100.3824
476°70.3824
651°100.5324
8359°130.645.9
14343°200.8324
15345°251.3424
14327°211.2524
12320°191.1424
12326°200.9424
11292°160.8424
14252°201.2520

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, 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.

Marine conditions near Freshwater

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Buoy Greenwich Lightship · 170.9 kmobserved
Water temp
18.9°C (66°F)
Air temp
18.9°C (66°F)
Wind
6 kn @ 100°
Waves
—

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, 201983 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)

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