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Port of Point Barrow

United States

UN/LOCODEUSTBWWhat is a UN/LOCODE?71.2833° N, 156.6667° WLocal timeAmerica/Anchorage, UTC-8

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Point Barrow: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 10, 2026, 23:47 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Point Barrow

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 Point Barrow in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.

Forecast

Model forecast for Point Barrow 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)
11216°170.6424
7185°110.5524
6171°100.4524
4166°60.3624
2138°50.3724
249°30.571.1
319°40.770.9
1029°141.161.1
1348°201.364.3
1444°211.3624
1235°191.1524

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 10, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 10, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 13 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 Barrow

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

Buoy Utqiagvik, AK · 7.1 kmobserved
Water temp
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Air temp
-3.7°C (25°F)
Wind
18.1 kn @ 210°
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Weather buoys

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

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