Port of Sarasota

UN/LOCODEUSZORWhat is a UN/LOCODE?27.3333° N, 82.5333° WLocal timeAmerica/New_York, UTC-4

In short

Sarasota: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 4, 2026, 10:57 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: 3

Vessels near Sarasota

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 Sarasota
Vessel	Type	IMO / MMSI	Last seen
SUMMERWINDPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 367630690	Oct 4, 2026, 10:56 UTC
THE LITTLE BOATPleasure craft	Pleasure craft	MMSI 338547404	Oct 4, 2026, 10:55 UTC
HOLODECK 4Sailing	Sailing	MMSI 367715650	Oct 4, 2026, 07:56 UTC

Forecast

Model forecast for Sarasota 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 4 09:00	5	94°	9	0.6	5	24
Oct 4 15:00	7	126°	14	0.7	5	24
Oct 4 21:00	3	226°	10	0.6	5	24
Oct 5 03:00	5	77°	10	0.5	5	21
Oct 5 09:00	5	104°	9	0.4	4	24
Oct 5 15:00	5	147°	12	0.5	4	23
Oct 5 21:00	6	303°	13	0.4	4	23
Oct 6 03:00	7	82°	12	0.4	4	24
Oct 6 09:00	5	124°	8	0.4	4	24
Oct 6 15:00	3	135°	9	0.3	4	24
Oct 6 21:00	9	259°	17	0.4	3	11

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 4, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 4, 2026, 06:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 23 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 Sarasota

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

Buoy VENF1 · 30.3 kmobserved Oct 4, 2026, 10:30 UTC

Water temp

—

Air temp

25.2°C (77°F)

Wind

5.1 kn @ 60°

Waves

—

Weather buoys

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

Anchorages, pilot boarding and routing near Sarasota

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

AnchorageManatee RiverspecialBradenton, FL110.74a · 22.3 km
AnchorageMullet KeyexplosivesTampa Bay, FL110.193(a)(1) · 34.8 km
Routing measureTampaFairway166.200(d)(48) · 37.2 km

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

Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

4 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Dec 10, 2021, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

Oct 16, 2025FishingNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)34 km away
Night Hawk, St. Petersburg, FL, USA (NTSB DCA26FM002)
Aug 5, 2024YachtNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)9 km away
Steady AF, Longboat Key, FL, USA (NTSB DCA24FM054)
Jan 26, 2023YachtNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)44 km away
Flood Cuts, Ruskin, FL, USA (NTSB DCA23FM017)
Dec 10, 2021ACCNTSB marine investigations (CAROL)66 km away
Benjamin Dailey, Tampa, FL, USA (NTSB DCA22SM007)

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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