Port of Douro
In short
Douro: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 01:52 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.
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- In port now
- 0
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Vessels near Douro
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 Douro in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Douro from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 37960). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- River (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 3 m
- Anchorage depth
- 16 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 5 m
- Mean tide
- 7 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- 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 Douro 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 | 36° | 8 | 3.6 | 15 | 24 | |
| 5 | 65° | 9 | 3.3 | 14 | 24 | |
| 6 | 121° | 16 | 2.6 | 14 | 24 | |
| 4 | 1° | 9 | 2.4 | 13 | 24 | |
| 3 | 69° | 8 | 2.3 | 12 | 24 | |
| 5 | 77° | 10 | 1.8 | 13 | 24 | |
| 5 | 103° | 15 | 1.6 | 12 | 24 | |
| 3 | 45° | 12 | 1.7 | 11 | 18 | |
| 4 | 77° | 9 | 1.4 | 11 | 24 | |
| 5 | 76° | 10 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 6 | 113° | 18 | 1.2 | 10 | 20 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 64 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 Jul 10, 2000. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- OtherJul 10, 2000Vessel94 km away
PORTUGAL: The 13,123-ton Cyprus-flag cargo ship (AEGIS) was boarded 10 Jul by four Greenpeace activists who chained themselves to the mast as the ship entered Leixoes to protest illegal logging in Cameroon where the cargo was loaded. As of 12 Jul the protesters remained in place. Protesters left the ship 14 Jul after 90 hours.
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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