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Port of Porto Belo

Mozambique

UN/LOCODEMZPBEWhat is a UN/LOCODE?17.7° S, 37.1833° ELocal timeAfrica/Maputo, UTC+2

In short

Porto Belo: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:20 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Porto Belo

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Porto Belo from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46920). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
3 m
Anchorage depth
11 m
Mean tide
2 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Porto Belo 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)
7100°120.6824
9109°160.7624
871°140.8624
651°100.8824
8106°140.81024
9115°160.9824
1096°150.9624
880°120.9624
9114°150.8724
12127°190.9524
897°130.9524

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, 9 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 Aug 26, 2002. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultAug 26, 2002Merchant Vessel38 km away

    MOZAMBIQUE: An unidentified cargo ship was boarded 26 Aug at 0315 local time while at the inner anchorage, Quelimane. Armed persons boarded via the stern. They jumped overboard and escaped with a mooring line when spotted by duty officer and alarm sounded.

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