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Port of Sheffield

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBSHEWhat is a UN/LOCODE?53.3667° N, 1.5° WLocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Sheffield: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 23:39 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Sheffield

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 Sheffield in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for Sheffield 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)
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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, 18:00 UTC.

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 Sheffield

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

Weather buoys

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jul 25, 2002. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultJul 11, 2007Merchant Vessel99 km away

    UNITED KINGDOM: Bulk Carrier (BROADGATE) attempted boarding and arrest made 11 Jul 07 at 1650 local time, Liverpool per 7 Sept 07 reporting. The second officer on the gangway watch saw two men coming up the gangway, dressed as stevedores. When the duty officer asked to see their ID, they replied that they did not have one but would go back and return with it. Due to prior police warning about thieves operating in the area and being suspicious, the local police were informed. The police caught on

  • Pirate AssaultJul 25, 2002Merchant Vessel56 km away

    UNITED KINGDOM: Two ships were boarded and robbed 5 and 25 Jul while berthed at Goole (reported 7 Aug). In the first incident master's cabin was broken into at 1155 local time and stole $7,000 cash, a passport, and ship's certificates. On the 25th crew returning to the ship found their cabin doors open and cash and a passport were missing from one of the rooms.

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