Port of Pensacola Beach

UN/LOCODEUSPB4What is a UN/LOCODE?30.3333° N, 87.1333° WLocal timeAmerica/Chicago, UTC-5

In short

Pensacola Beach: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 6, 2026, 10:34 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: 0

Vessels near Pensacola Beach

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.

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Forecast

Model forecast for Pensacola Beach 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 6 09:00	17	45°	25	1.2	4	22
Oct 6 15:00	19	51°	29	1.4	5	24
Oct 6 21:00	13	64°	22	1.1	5	24
Oct 7 03:00	15	63°	22	1.1	5	24
Oct 7 09:00	13	51°	20	1.1	5	24
Oct 7 15:00	14	52°	21	1.1	5	24
Oct 7 21:00	11	61°	16	0.8	5	24
Oct 8 03:00	12	58°	17	0.8	4	22
Oct 8 09:00	12	49°	17	0.9	5	18
Oct 8 15:00	13	52°	21	1	5	24
Oct 8 21:00	9	56°	14	0.9	6	24

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, 15 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 Pensacola Beach

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

Buoy PCLF1 · 11.7 kmobserved Oct 6, 2026, 09:30 UTC

Water temp

27.6°C (82°F)

Air temp

23°C (73°F)

Wind

8.9 kn @ 30°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

PCLF111.7 km
8729840 - Pensacola, FL11.7 km
Perdido Pass, AL47.3 km
PPTA147.3 km
ORANGE BEACH - 44 NM SE of Mobile, AL55.0 km

Tide gauges

Pensacola, FL11.7 km

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

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Pensacola Beach

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

Routing measurePensacolaFairway166.200(d)(41) · 6.1 km
Routing measurePensacola to Panama CityFairway166.200(d)(43) · 7.5 km
AnchoragePensacolafairwayPensacola, FL166.200(d)(42)(ii) · 8 km
Pilot boardingPensacolapilot_boardingSeaward of Pensacola Bay Entrance Lighted Gong Buoy 116.2 km
Routing measureMobile to PensacolaFairway166.200(d)(39)(iii) · 20.6 km
AnchoragePensacolafairwayPensacola, FL166.200(d)(42)(i) · 21.2 km

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

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 Apr 3, 2013, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Mar 1, 2026Towing/BargeNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)98 km away
Isabel Pluck / CBC 214, Mobile, AL, USA (NTSB DCA26FM009)
Jan 5, 2025Cargo, Dry BulkNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)97 km away
Lem Verbena, Mobile, AL, USA (NTSB DCA25FM014) · LEM VERBENA
Dec 1, 2024Specialty/OtherNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)96 km away
Deep Energy, Theodore, AL, USA (NTSB DCA25FM007) · DEEP ENERGY
Dec 13, 2017ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)97 km away
J. W. Herron, Mobile, AL, USA (NTSB DCA18FM008)
Apr 24, 2013ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)94 km away
Kirby 28182 / Kirby 28194 / Safety Runner, Mobile, AL, AL, USA (NTSB DCA13NM019)
Apr 3, 2013ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)95 km away
Carnival Triumph / Wheeler / Noon Wednesday, Mobile, AL, USA (NTSB DCA13LM015) · CARNIVAL SUNRISE

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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