Port of Nuku'alofa
In short
Nuku'alofa: 1 ship in port now, no arrivals and no departures in the last 24 h (detected from AIS, as of Oct 5, 2026, 06:41 UTC).
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- In port now
- 1
- Arrivals, last 24 h
- 0
- Departures, last 24 h
- 0
- Ships nearby, last 6 h
- 0
Arrivals and departures AIS-detected
Ships Voydar detected in port from their AIS positions: who is in port now and who left in the last 48 hours. Calls shorter than 30 minutes are not shown, and at places without a charted harbour only ships with an IMO number count. Times UTC.
In port now
| Vessel | Arrived |
|---|---|
 MAJURO CHIEFCargo (hazardous cat. A) | Oct 2, 2026, 10:26 UTC |
As of Oct 5, 2026, 06:41 UTC.
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Ships Voydar detected arriving at Nuku'alofa on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.
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| Day (UTC) | Ships arriving |
|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 0 |
Vessels near Nuku'alofa
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 Nuku'alofa in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Nuku'alofa from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 55590). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 11 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 14 m
- Mean tide
- 1 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 Nuku'alofa 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 78° | 19 | 1.5 | 15 | 24 | |
| 16 | 81° | 21 | 1.5 | 15 | 24 | |
| 14 | 86° | 19 | 1.5 | 16 | 24 | |
| 15 | 90° | 19 | 1.6 | 15 | 24 | |
| 16 | 90° | 20 | 1.7 | 14 | 24 | |
| 14 | 75° | 19 | 1.6 | 14 | 24 | |
| 11 | 94° | 15 | 1.5 | 13 | 24 | |
| 12 | 94° | 16 | 1.5 | 13 | 24 | |
| 13 | 101° | 18 | 1.5 | 12 | 23 | |
| 13 | 89° | 17 | 1.5 | 17 | 24 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 14 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.
Nuku'alofa: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)
Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.
The IMF estimates 3 port calls in the 7 days and 15 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 7% more than the same 30 days a year earlier (14).
- Container
- 5
- Tanker
- 3
- Dry bulk
- 0
- General cargo
- 7
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 3 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 1 | 09-16 0 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 2 | 09-19 0 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 1 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 1 | 09-24 0 | 09-25 1 |
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).
Nuku'alofa: global benchmarks
How Nuku'alofa compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
- 57.9
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 1% on a year earlier.
- Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
1 accident or incident within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Aug 5, 2009, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Aug 5, 2009TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)86 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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