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Port of Wakefield

United Kingdom

UN/LOCODEGBWFDWhat is a UN/LOCODE?53.7° N, 1.4833° WLocal timeEurope/London, UTC+1

In short

Wakefield: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 06:42 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Wakefield

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Wakefield 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)
3225°5NaNNaN24
5240°12NaNNaN24
4231°10NaNNaN24
7234°14NaNNaN24
7229°15NaNNaN24
10259°25NaNNaN24
6264°15NaNNaN24
4235°8NaNNaN24
5224°10NaNNaN22
6239°15NaNNaN21

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 4, 2026, 00:00 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident 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 25, 2002Merchant Vessel41 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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