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Port of Sandown

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBSDOWhat is a UN/LOCODE?50.65° N, 1.15° WLocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Sandown: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 18:17 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
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Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Sandown

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 Sandown
VesselLast seen
United KingdomWIGHT RYDER 1High-speed craft
United KingdomSPIRIT OF PORTSMOUTHPassenger
United KingdomMODERNISTIC LADYSailing
United KingdomSO'OKPleasure craft
United KingdomPILOT V/L MAJESTICPilot vessel
United KingdomSASTASailing
United KingdomSOLENT FLYERHigh-speed craft
United KingdomGREBE VIIISailing
United KingdomOTUSSailing
United KingdomPILOT V/L MAYFLOWERPilot vessel
Cayman IslandsFIRST LIGHTPleasure craft
United KingdomCARTE BLANCHESailing
United KingdomDISCOVERY DSPSailing
United KingdomYOUR SONGPleasure craft
United KingdomLILY GRACEPleasure craft
PortugalBG ORANGECargo (hazardous cat. A)
United KingdomZENSailing
United KingdomTECTONASailing
United KingdomTS JACK PETCHEYPleasure craft
United KingdomINXSASailing
United KingdomOCEAN SCOUT
BermudaARCADIAPassenger
United KingdomPILOT V/L MONARCHPilot vessel
United KingdomPL HARRIERLaw enforcement
United KingdomOCEAN WAVE OF ALBANYSailing
United KingdomWIGHT RYDER 2High-speed craft
United KingdomALBIONPort tender
United KingdomVICTORIA OF WIGHTPassenger
United KingdomOCEAN COMMOTIONPleasure craft
United KingdomNAUTI YETIPleasure craft
United KingdomFLOATING BRIDGE # 6Passenger
United KingdomTITANIASailing
United KingdomFAUX PASSailing
United KingdomMERRILYNSailing
United KingdomAPRES LE VENTSailing
United KingdomBLUE MYSTIQUESailing
United KingdomAUDEAMUSPleasure craft
United KingdomINDYPleasure craft
United KingdomCITY OF CHICHESTERDredging or underwater ops
United KingdomBLUE SWANPleasure craft

Tide and water level

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

GaugeLevelChange (3 h)Last 48 hReading (UTC)
Portsmouthrelative to mAOD (Ordnance Datum Newlyn) · 17.2 km away1.14 m-0.53 m
Portsmouthrelative to local gauge datum · 17.2 km away3.87 m-0.53 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 Sandown 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)
7227°110.4824
6235°90.3924
5252°80.2824
4240°70.2824
5265°80.1824
2296°40.1824
38°70.1824
1211°50.1724
6247°100.2324
4299°70.1724

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 2, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 2, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 15 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 Sandown

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

Buoy Greenwich Lightship · 130.6 kmobserved
Water temp
18.6°C (65°F)
Air temp
18.8°C (66°F)
Wind
8 kn @ 40°
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, 201973 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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