Port of Angra do Heroismo
In short
Angra do Heroismo: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 20:47 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Angra do Heroismo
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 Angra do Heroismo in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Angra do Heroismo from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 38090). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 13 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 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 Angra do Heroismo 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 109° | 10 | 1 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 77° | 9 | 0.9 | 7 | 24 | |
| 6 | 82° | 11 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 7 | 80° | 14 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 7 | 86° | 14 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 84° | 10 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 4 | 90° | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 24 | |
| 7 | 87° | 13 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 7 | 80° | 13 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 7 | 89° | 14 | 1 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 73° | 10 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 | |
| 5 | 64° | 11 | 0.9 | 8 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 12:00 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.
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 Nov 13, 2017. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultNov 13, 2017Sailing Vessel16 km away
CAPE VERDE: On 13 November, three robbers armed with knives, boarded a sailing yacht anchored at Porto da Praia Bay, Ihla de Santiago, in vicinity 38-44N 027-04W and threatened to cut the throats of the crew and owner of the yacht if they did not get all the money. They also stole telephones, cameras, drone, computers, tabs, hard-disks, shoes, alcohol, measuring instruments. The owner was tied to the mast inside the boat, and the crew was taken hostage. They stole the dinghy with outboard to esc
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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