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Port of Ellwood

United States

UN/LOCODEUSEL3What is a UN/LOCODE?34.4167° N, 119.8833° WLocal timeAmerica/Los_Angeles, UTC-7
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In short

Ellwood: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 09:23 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Ellwood

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 Ellwood
VesselLast seen
United StatesELIZABETH CTowing (long/wide)

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Ellwood from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 16160). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Fair
Channel depth
11 m
Anchorage depth
8 m
Oil terminal depth
17 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Ellwood over the next 72 hours, every 6 hours: wind, gusts, waves and visibility. Times in UTC.

Time (UTC)Wind (kn)FromGusts (kn)Waves (m)Period (s)Visibility (km)
6322°150.91324
2348°711324
5236°1311224
7307°1511224
3301°121.11124
241°711124
3213°1211124
4286°811124
0273°61.11124
273°61.21224
4232°131.21224

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 6, 2026, 00:00 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 conditions near Ellwood

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

Buoy EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA · 19.5 kmobserved
Water temp
—
Air temp
21.6°C (71°F)
Wind
11.7 kn @ 240°
Waves
0.8 m (3 ft)

Weather buoys

Tide gauges

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

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

6 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jun 8, 2014, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

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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