Port of Kudat, Sabah
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Kudat, Sabah: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 15:49 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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Vessels near Kudat, Sabah
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Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Kudat, Sabah from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 51710). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- No
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Kudat, Sabah 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 236° | 13 | 0.6 | 4 | 24 | |
| 7 | 254° | 15 | 0.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 6 | 254° | 11 | 0.4 | 4 | 24 | |
| 10 | 254° | 18 | 0.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 7 | 238° | 10 | 0.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 7 | 236° | 11 | 0.5 | 4 | 24 | |
| 11 | 252° | 18 | 0.7 | 4 | 24 | |
| 11 | 253° | 19 | 0.8 | 5 | 23 | |
| 8 | 249° | 16 | 0.8 | 6 | 24 | |
| 10 | 249° | 15 | 0.8 | 8 | 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, 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.
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Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
4 incidents within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Nov 28, 2002. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultOct 24, 2016Fishing Vessel75 km away
MALAYSIA: On 24 October, six armed pirates boarded a fishing trawler in the open sea, vicinity 06-46.0N 117-30.8E, near Jambongan, Malaysia. They took one ton of fish, 500 liters of fuel and GPS units from the crew.
- Pirate AssaultOct 12, 2016Fishing Vessel68 km away
MALAYSIA: On 12 October, two fishermen on a boat off Tigabu Island, vicinity 06-55N 117-28E, were attacked by four armed men, injuring one.
- Pirate AssaultOct 14, 2014Fishing Vessel98 km away
INDONESIA: On 14 October, four gunmen in a speedboat attacked an Indonesian flagged fishing boat in an area approximately 22 nm east of Banggi Island, in northern Sabah. Two crewmen from the fishing boat sustained injuries from gun fire and were taken to a local hospital. Local authorities think that members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were responsible for the attack.
- Pirate AssaultNov 28, 2002Fishing Vessel95 km away
MALAYSIA: An unidentified Indonesian fishing trawler was attacked 28 Nov at 2230 local time while off Bukit Tinggi, Tuaran, Sabah. Two assailants armed with M-16 rifles boarded from a small boat and demanded the captain turn over his identification documents. Captain shot in the abdomen in a struggle and four remaining crew jumped overboard upon being threatened by pirates. Trawler hijacked. Crew swam to safety and body of master later recovered.
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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