Port of Capitola

UN/LOCODEUSCGPWhat is a UN/LOCODE?36.9667° N, 121.95° WLocal timeAmerica/Los_Angeles, UTC-7

In short

Capitola: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 12:20 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: 8

Vessels near Capitola

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.

Vessels near Capitola
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
SEA ANGELPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338445233	Oct 3, 2026, 12:17 UTC
TEAM O'NEILLSailing	Sailing	MMSI 369375000	Oct 3, 2026, 12:17 UTC
ENDEAVOURSailing	Sailing	MMSI 338181692	Oct 3, 2026, 12:07 UTC
SHANA RAEDredging or underwater ops	Dredging or underwater ops	MMSI 338526363	Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 UTC
LAGOMPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 368160870	Oct 3, 2026, 11:55 UTC
STARFISHPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 367694610	Oct 3, 2026, 11:38 UTC
KODIAKPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338125642	Oct 3, 2026, 11:31 UTC
SOLSTICEPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338554602	Oct 3, 2026, 10:12 UTC

Forecast

Model forecast for Capitola 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)
Oct 3 12:00	1	12°	3	1.1	9	24
Oct 3 18:00	1	223°	7	1.1	8	24
Oct 4 00:00	2	190°	9	1.1	8	22
Oct 4 06:00	1	50°	4	1.1	9	24
Oct 4 12:00	1	357°	3	1.1	8	24
Oct 4 18:00	2	228°	8	1	8	24
Oct 5 00:00	3	204°	10	1	9	24
Oct 5 06:00	1	354°	3	1	11	24
Oct 5 12:00	2	331°	4	1	13	24
Oct 5 18:00	3	226°	9	1	13	24
Oct 6 00:00	2	193°	10	1.2	13	22

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, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 25 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 conditions near Capitola

Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.

Weather buoys

Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Capitola

Charted areas within 40 km, from NOAA's MarineCadastre.gov. Reference only, not for navigation: the regulation cited governs.

Pilot boardingMonterey Baypilot_boarding1.0 nm radius centered on 36°40'00"N,121°58'00"W about 2.5 nm northwest of Point Pinos Light31.7 km

Sources: NOAA Office for Coastal Management (MarineCadastre.gov) and NOAA Fisheries (public domain). Retrieved Oct 1, 2026.

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

3 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Oct 30, 2009, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Mar 26, 2025YachtNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)44 km away
Emerald C, Pebble Beach, CA, USA (NTSB DCA25FM029)
Apr 13, 2013ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)77 km away
Delta Captain, Pacific Ocean, CA, USA (NTSB DCA13NM016)
Oct 30, 2009Cargo, Liquid BulkNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)95 km away
Dubai Star, San Francisco, CA, USA (NTSB DCA10MM022)

Source: NTSB marine investigations (CAROL). Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board. Licence: US Government work (17 U.S.C. §105), public domain.

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