Port of Rolleston
In short
Rolleston: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 17:37 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
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- Departures, last 24 h
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- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Rolleston
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 Rolleston in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Forecast
Model forecast for Rolleston 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 269° | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 6 | 25° | 11 | 1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 9 | 69° | 17 | 0.9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 6 | 35° | 11 | 0.9 | 10 | 24 | |
| 3 | 351° | 6 | 0.8 | 10 | 24 | |
| 5 | 40° | 11 | 0.7 | 10 | 24 | |
| 14 | 57° | 24 | 0.7 | 10 | 24 | |
| 10 | 52° | 19 | 0.8 | 7 | 24 | |
| 5 | 353° | 9 | 0.5 | 9 | 24 | |
| 5 | 308° | 11 | 0.5 | 10 | 24 |
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, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 21 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
14 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Feb 16, 1995, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Jan 31, 2026TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)52 km away
Passenger vessel, Black Cat Grounding Entrance to Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand 31 January 2026
- Feb 21, 2025TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)28 km away
- Apr 25, 2022TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)28 km away
- Jan 12, 2020TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)36 km away
- Oct 18, 2015TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)57 km away
- Jul 2, 2015TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)39 km away
Containership Madinah, loss of person overboard, Lyttelton Harbour entrance, 2 July 2015
- Jan 8, 2011TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)28 km away
Passenger vessel Volendam, lifeboat fatality, Port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, 8 January 2011
- Oct 29, 2008TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)34 km away
Loss of the rigid inflatable boat Mugwop, off the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour, 28 October 2008
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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