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Port of Kirkcaldy

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBKKDWhat is a UN/LOCODE?56.1167° N, 3.15° WLocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Kirkcaldy: 1 ship in port now, 1 arrival and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 4, 2026, 21:20 UTC).

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In port now
1
Arrivals, last 24 h
1
Departures, last 24 h
0
Ships nearby, last 6 h
6

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.

In port now

VesselArrived
Netherlands CORAL LEAFTankerOct 4, 2026, 19:25 UTC

As of Oct 4, 2026, 21:20 UTC.

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Vessels near Kirkcaldy

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 Kirkcaldy
VesselLast seen
SingaporeALEXANDRA KOSANTanker
United KingdomFORTH PUMAPilot vessel
United KingdomFORTH CHEETAHPilot vessel
NetherlandsCORAL LEAFTanker
United KingdomCAPALL MARADredging or underwater ops
NorwaySTEN NORDICTanker

Tide and water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Leithrelative to mAOD (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) · 14.3 km away1.79 m+1.06 m
Leithrelative to local gauge datum · 14.3 km away4.69 m+1.06 m

Source: Environment Agency tide gauges (UK National Tide Gauge Network, real-time API). This uses Environment Agency tide gauge data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: OGL-UK-3.0.

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 Kirkcaldy 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)
15228°260.6324
15243°270.6324
15234°270.7324
14254°250.7424
8250°140.4324
5244°90.2224
5260°100.2224
6273°120.1224
6258°100.3224
6255°110.3224
8264°140.3324

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 16 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.

Kirkcaldy: 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 1 port calls in the 7 days and 4 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 33% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (3).

Container
0
Tanker
0
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
4
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Kirkcaldy, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
1
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
1

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).

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