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Port of Sandness

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBSNKWhat is a UN/LOCODE?60.3° N, 1.65° WLocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Sandness: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 18:40 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Sandness

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Sandness 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)
19237°262.3824
24214°342.7824
27202°383.41018
24233°333.71124
20239°283.61123
24232°333.61223
28235°404.21123
32261°495.61124
24262°354.61224
21269°303.71124

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 3, 2026, 00:00 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, 8 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 Sandness

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

Buoy Tartan "A" AWS · 287.8 kmobserved
Water temp
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Air temp
12.6°C (55°F)
Wind
17.1 kn @ 220°
Waves
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Weather buoys

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

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