Port of Laayoune (El Aaiun)
In short
Laayoune (El Aaiun): no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 16:33 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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Vessels near Laayoune (El Aaiun)
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 Laayoune (El Aaiun) in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Laayoune (El Aaiun) from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 45809). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Repairs
- None
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Laayoune (El Aaiun) over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.
| Time (UTC) | Wind (kn) | From | Gusts (kn) | Waves (m) | Period (s) | Visibility (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 338° | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | 24 | |
| 10 | 34° | 13 | 0.5 | 10 | 24 | |
| 9 | 30° | 11 | 0.5 | 9 | 24 | |
| 10 | 35° | 13 | 0.5 | 9 | 24 | |
| 16 | 353° | 21 | 0.7 | 4 | 24 | |
| 12 | 26° | 16 | 0.6 | 4 | 24 | |
| 9 | 22° | 12 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 5 | 37° | 8 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 14 | 345° | 18 | 0.5 | 5 | 24 | |
| 9 | 9° | 12 | 0.4 | 6 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 11 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
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Nov 15, 2016. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Suspicious ApproachNov 15, 2016Sailing Vessel53 km away
CAPE VERDE: On 15 November, a fishing boat approached S/V SHERPA in vicinity 27-07N 013-58W, 35 miles from shore of EL Aajum, Western Sahara. Three men in the fishing boat made a very close pass to the sailing vessel but the fishing boat propeller became fouled and they fell back. The sailing vessel continued its voyage.
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. This reproduction, partial or complete, of any National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) or Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) product, information or data is not approved, authorized or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, the Director, NGA or any other element of the US Government. The US Government and NGA accept no liability for the accuracy or quality of this reproduction or the use of any NGA, NIMA or DMA products, information or data. Licence: US Government work — "NGA claims no copyright or other intellectual property right".
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