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Port of Oluvil

Sri Lanka

UN/LOCODELKOLUWhat is a UN/LOCODE?7.2833° N, 81.85° ELocal timeAsia/Colombo, UTC+5:30

In short

Oluvil: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 00:09 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Oluvil

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Oluvil 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)
1284°411124
4140°1011124
6190°1011121
2282°411123
4314°611122
523°1211122
1127°80.91124
2281°50.91118
1308°40.81124
475°100.91124
7117°130.91124

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. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 17 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

2 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Apr 11, 2005. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Suspicious ApproachJan 1, 2008Sailing Vessel81 km away

    SRI LANKA: Yacht (MOONFLOWER) reported suspicious approach Jan 08, approximately 85NM off the coast, per 2 Jun 08 reporting. The vessel initially spotted a boat about 4 miles away. Next to it were 2-3 smaller boats, not showing on radar. As soon as the vessel was spotted, the smaller boats reportedly began to chase the vessel for 1-2 hours. During the chase, the vessel heard the boats on radio communicating with their mother ship and the other boats. Later in the evening, a crewmember was on wat

  • Suspicious ApproachApr 11, 2005Merchant Vessel44 km away

    SRI LANKA: An unidentified container ship reported being approached 11 Apr at 1700 UTC, while underway in position 07-35N 082-07E, off the east coast of Sri Lanka. Two unlit speedboats approached at starboard quarter. When boats came close, crew directed searchlights and boats moved away.

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