Port of Point Conception

UN/LOCODEUSPP5What is a UN/LOCODE?34.45° N, 120.4667° WLocal timeAmerica/Los_Angeles, UTC-7

In short

Point Conception: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 3, 2026, 14:33 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: 1

Vessels near Point Conception

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 Point Conception
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
GINGA MERLINTanker	Tanker	IMO 9254252	Oct 3, 2026, 13:11 UTC

Forecast

Model forecast for Point Conception 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	2	30°	8	1	10	24
Oct 3 18:00	3	262°	6	1	9	24
Oct 4 00:00	9	319°	13	0.9	10	24
Oct 4 06:00	7	345°	10	0.9	11	24
Oct 4 12:00	4	326°	5	0.9	11	24
Oct 4 18:00	3	216°	7	0.9	12	24
Oct 5 00:00	8	317°	13	0.8	13	24
Oct 5 06:00	6	333°	11	0.8	14	24
Oct 5 12:00	6	339°	12	0.9	14	24
Oct 5 18:00	6	293°	10	0.8	14	24
Oct 6 00:00	9	308°	14	0.9	14	24

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, 6 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 Point Conception

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

Buoy WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA · 19.5 kmobserved Oct 3, 2026, 13:50 UTC

Water temp

19.5°C (67°F)

Air temp

—

Wind

0 kn

Waves

1.3 m (4 ft)

Weather buoys

WEST SANTA BARBARA 38 NM West of Santa Barbara, CA19.5 km
9411406 - Harvest Oil Platform, CA24.0 km
Point Arguello, CA24.6 km
PTGC124.6 km
Harvest Experiment Platform25.0 km

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

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Point Conception

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

Routing measureSanta Barbara Channel NorthwestboundTraffic Lane167.451(b) · 10.1 km
Routing measureSanta Barbara Channel WestboundTraffic Lane167.452(b) · 10.1 km
Routing measureSanta Barbara Channel Between Point Conception and Point ArguelloSeparation Zone167.452(a) · 11.9 km
Routing measureSanta Barbara Channel Between Point Vicente and Point ConceptionSeparation Zone167.451(a) · 11.9 km
Routing measureSanta Barbara Channel SoutheastboundTraffic Lane167.451(c) · 13.7 km
Routing measureSanta Barbara Channel EastboundTraffic Lane167.452(c) · 13.8 km
Routing measureChannel Islands National ParkArea To Be Avoidednot applicable · 15.6 km

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

Navigational warnings in force nearby

Navigational warnings in force within 100 km of the port, newest first, as issued by national coordinators (NGA, AMSA). Positions are read from the warning text.

NAVAREA XII 700/2026Issued Oct 2, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)90 km away
022343Z OCT 26 NAVAREA XII 700/26 NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS 071730Z TO 080100Z OCT, ALTERNATE 081400Z TO 082000Z AND 091730Z TO 1001000Z OCT, IN AREA BOUND BY 32-46.00N 119-57.00W, 33-02.00N 120-40.00W, 33-40.00N 120-42.00W, 33-48.00N 119-46.00W, 33-30.00N 119-14.00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 100200Z OCT 26.
NAVAREA XII 694/2026Issued Oct 1, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)85 km away
011355Z OCT 26 NAVAREA XII 694/26. NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. 1. CABLE OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BY CABLESHIP ILE DE SEIN ALONG TRACKLINE JOINING 33-52.33N 118-27.82W, 33-51.70N 118-28.46W, 33-51.71N 118-28.49W, 33-51.77N 118-28.80W, 33-51.63N 118-33.02W, 33-51.40N 118-35.88W, 33-51.35N 118-36.44W, 33-51.31N 118-36.82W, 33-50.42N 118-40.41W, 33-50.29N 118-40.82W, 33-50.07N 118-41.56W, 33-49.85N 118-42.56W, 33-39.87N 118-59.53W, 33-39.69N 119-00.02W, 33-39.41N 119-00.69W, 33-38.80N 119-01.71W, 33-38.58N 119-02.27W, 33-38.44N 119-02.64W, 33-
NAVAREA XII 682/2026Issued Sep 28, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)76 km away
281151Z SEP 26 NAVAREA XII 682/26 NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. 1. SURVEY OPERATIONS IN PROGRESS UNTIL 06 OCT BY CABLESHIP CABLE INNOVATOR IN VICINITY OF TRACKLINE JOINING 35-07.29N 120-39.02W, 35-17.85N 121-52.32W. WIDE BERTH REQUESTED. 2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 622/26. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 070001Z OCT 26.
NAVAREA XII 671/2026Issued Sep 25, 2026NGA MSI navigational warnings (HYDROLANT/HYDROPAC/HYDROARC, NAVAREA IV/XII)20 km away
250925Z SEP 26 NAVAREA XII 671/26. NORTH PACIFIC. CALIFORNIA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING: A. 050806Z TO 050852Z OCT, ALTERNATE 060759Z TO 060845Z, 070751Z TO 070837Z, 080744Z TO 080830Z, 090736Z TO 090822Z, 100729Z TO 100815Z AND 110721Z TO 110807Z OCT IN AREA BOUND BY 30-23.00N 119-52.00W, 31-20.00N 120-03.00W, 32-32.00N 120-14.00W, 34-33.00N 120-42.00W, 34-40.00N 120-38.00W, 34-38.00N 120-27.00W, 32-30.00N 120-09.00W, 30-41.00N 119-48.00W, 30-24.00N 119-49.00W. B. 050806Z TO 050911Z OCT, ALTERNATE 060759Z

Source: NGA Maritime Safety Information. Not for navigation. 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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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 Jun 8, 2014, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Apr 28, 2021ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)51 km away
President Eisenhower, Santa Barbara, CA, USA (NTSB DCA21FM026) · CMA CGM SHANGHAI
Sep 2, 2019ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)74 km away
Conception, Ventura, CA, USA (NTSB DCA19MM047)
Jun 8, 2014ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)29 km away
Nash / CALVIN, 3 miles west of Pt. Conception, CA, USA (NTSB DCA14LM010)

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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