Port of Milford Sound
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Milford Sound: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 11:54 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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Vessels near Milford Sound
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.
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Forecast
Model forecast for Milford Sound 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 | 20° | 31 | 2.8 | 15 | 2.3 | |
| 9 | 23° | 36 | 3 | 13 | 17 | |
| 7 | 24° | 33 | 3.3 | 9 | 8.9 | |
| 5 | 22° | 16 | 2.9 | 14 | 16 | |
| 1 | 92° | 7 | 2.6 | 15 | 24 | |
| 3 | 146° | 9 | 2.5 | 14 | 17 | |
| 3 | 128° | 11 | 2.6 | 14 | 24 | |
| 3 | 316° | 11 | 2.8 | 15 | 21 | |
| 1 | 128° | 4 | 2.9 | 15 | 24 | |
| 3 | 133° | 7 | 2.6 | 15 | 24 | |
| 1 | 86° | 8 | 2.5 | 14 | 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, 23 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.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
29 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jul 25, 1995, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Feb 25, 2025TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)65 km away
Jet boat Discovery, Skippers Canyon, Queenstown, 25 February 2025
- Mar 21, 2021TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)76 km away
Jet boat KJet 8, loss of control, Shotover River, Queenstown, 21 March 2021
- Feb 23, 2019TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)65 km away
Jet boat Discovery 2, contact with Skippers Canyon wall, 23 February 2019
- Feb 9, 2017TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)10 km away
Passenger vessel L’Austral, grounding, Milford Sound, Fiordland, 9 February 2017
- Feb 20, 2009TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)34 km away
Jet boat, DRJS-11 grounding and subsequent rollover Dart River, near Glenorchy, 20 February 2009
- Jan 5, 2009TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)77 km away
Collision: private jet-boat/private watercraft, Kawarau River, Queenstown, 5 January 2009
- Sep 25, 2008TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)78 km away
- Oct 31, 2006TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)10 km away
Source: Transport Accident Investigation Commission (taic.org.nz), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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