Port of Playa del Carmen
In short
Playa del Carmen: no ships in port now, 1 arrival and 1 departure in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 3, 2026, 16:08 UTC).
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 1
- Departures, last 24 h
- 1
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 16
Arrivals and departures AIS-detected
Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.
Left in the last 48 h
| Vessel | Left | Time in port |
|---|---|---|
 XCARETPassenger | Oct 3, 2026, 15:52 UTC | 40 min |
As of Oct 3, 2026, 16:08 UTC.
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Ships Voydar detected arriving at Playa del Carmen on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.
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| Day (UTC) | Ships arriving |
|---|---|
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 2 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 3 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1 |
Vessels near Playa del Carmen
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.
| Vessel | Type | IMO / MMSI | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANCUN | — | IMO 9952062 | |
| XCARETPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9890068 | |
 PICCOLAPleasure craft | Pleasure craft | MMSI 319337600 | |
| BABBOPleasure craft | Pleasure craft | IMO 1079905 | |
| MEXICO VPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9101754 | |
| TRANSCARIBE IPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9779331 | |
| MIXCOATLPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 345110010 | |
 CARNIVAL BREEZEPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9555723 | |
| XEL-HAPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9890070 | |
| ULTRAMAR IPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 345110022 | |
| COZUMELPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9952294 | |
 RADIANCE OF THE SEASPassenger | Passenger | IMO 9195195 | |
| "ULTRAMAR"Passenger | Passenger | MMSI 345110036 | |
| MEXICO IVPassenger | Passenger | MMSI 345110009 | |
| HOLBOXPilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 345001235 | |
| MANATEEPilot vessel | Pilot vessel | MMSI 345001236 |
Forecast
Model forecast for Playa del Carmen 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 133° | 15 | 0.4 | 2 | 24 | |
| 6 | 122° | 13 | 0.3 | 4 | 24 | |
| 6 | 94° | 11 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 6 | 100° | 11 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| 7 | 117° | 13 | 0.3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 6 | 114° | 13 | 0.3 | 3 | 22 | |
| 4 | 82° | 7 | 0.2 | 4 | 24 | |
| 6 | 84° | 10 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 5 | 109° | 10 | 0.2 | 3 | 20 | |
| 4 | 133° | 12 | 0.2 | 3 | 22 |
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, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 15 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.
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Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
3 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since May 31, 1999. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- IncidentSep 6, 2021Anchored Ship56 km away
MEXICO: On 6 September, three robbers armed with spear guns boarded a catamaran anchored in the Bay of Punta Nizuc, south of Cancun. Family members were watching a movie with all the lights out at 2130 hours local time when the men appeared in the cockpit and began screaming for money and food. The crew cooperated, giving the masked men money and food items. The robbers tied up both adults and then tied the children nearby. They threatened to throw the children overboard while still tied, but di
- Pirate AssaultMar 1, 2018Vessel3 km away
MEXICO: On 01 March, the U.S. embassy in Mexico issued a travel alert for a popular tourist destination in southeast Mexico, in vicinity 20-38N 087-05W. This came a little more than a week after an explosion on a ferry in Playa del Carmen injured more than 20 people, some of them U.S. citizens. The alert was issued the same day as another explosive device was found on another ferry owned by the same company in Cozumel, another tourist hub in the area. According to the alert, which advised U.S. t
- Pirate AssaultMay 31, 1999Vessel69 km away
The ferry Mexico I, carrying 253 passengers, was attacked at night by a half-dozen hooded pirates brandishing a grenade and firing assault rifles into the air. The ferry was returning from the Caribbean resort isle of Cozumel enroute to Playa del Carmen. The pirates robbed the passengers of money and valuables, threw two security guards overboard (drowning one), and beat a crew member before speeding off in another boat. A 02 June 1999 report states that only money from an armored car aboard the
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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