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Port of Apia

Samoa

UN/LOCODEWSAPWWhat is a UN/LOCODE?13.8167° S, 171.7667° WLocal timePacific/Apia, UTC+13

In short

Apia: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 2, 2026, 00:12 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
0

Arrivals per day AIS-detected

Ships Voydar detected arriving at Apia on each of the last 30 days (UTC), counted once per ship per day. A day with no bar had no detected arrivals, which can also mean a gap in our AIS coverage.

024Sep 2, 2026: 0 shipsSep 2Sep 3, 2026: 0 shipsSep 4, 2026: 0 shipsSep 5, 2026: 0 shipsSep 6, 2026: 0 shipsSep 7, 2026: 0 shipsSep 8, 2026: 0 shipsSep 9, 2026: 0 shipsSep 9Sep 10, 2026: 0 shipsSep 11, 2026: 0 shipsSep 12, 2026: 0 shipsSep 13, 2026: 0 shipsSep 14, 2026: 0 shipsSep 15, 2026: 0 shipsSep 16, 2026: 0 shipsSep 16Sep 17, 2026: 0 shipsSep 18, 2026: 0 shipsSep 19, 2026: 0 shipsSep 20, 2026: 0 shipsSep 21, 2026: 0 shipsSep 22, 2026: 0 shipsSep 23, 2026: 4 shipsSep 23Sep 24, 2026: 1 shipSep 25, 2026: 0 shipsSep 26, 2026: 0 shipsSep 27, 2026: 0 shipsSep 28, 2026: 0 shipsSep 29, 2026: 0 shipsSep 30, 2026: 0 shipsSep 30Oct 1, 2026: 0 ships
5 arrivals in 30 days, 0.2 a day on average.
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Vessels near Apia

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Apia from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 55670). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Very small
Harbour type
Coastal (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
11 m
Anchorage depth
23 m
Cargo pier depth
8 m
Oil terminal depth
11 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
Yes
Repairs
Limited

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

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Apia 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)
19116°282.2924
17124°252.1924
16121°242.1924
16117°242.2924
14104°212924
13122°191.8924
12128°181.7924
14114°201.7924
13105°201.7924
11114°161.6922
10121°161.5924

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 18:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 8 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 Apia

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

Buoy King-Poloa, American Samoa (273) · 112.4 kmobserved
Water temp
27.8°C (82°F)
Air temp
27.1°C (81°F)
Wind
—
Waves
2.2 m (7 ft)

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

Apia: daily port calls from satellite AIS (IMF PortWatch)

Estimates published by the International Monetary Fund's PortWatch, built from satellite and terrestrial AIS. They cover waters our own receivers do not reach yet. These are the IMF's figures, not Voydar's counts.

The IMF estimates 4 port calls in the 7 days and 16 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 24% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (21).

Container
9
Tanker
1
Dry bulk
0
General cargo
6
Ro-ro
0

Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0 million tonnes.

IMF PortWatch daily figures for Apia, last 14 days
09-12
0
09-13
0
09-14
0
09-15
1
09-16
2
09-17
1
09-18
0
09-19
0
09-20
1
09-21
1
09-22
0
09-23
1
09-24
0
09-25
1

Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org). IMF estimates, updated weekly; the latest days are revised. portwatch.imf.org. Counts cover container ships, tankers, dry bulk, general cargo and ro-ro vessels (30-day totals above).

Apia: global benchmarks

How Apia compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.

Port liner shipping connectivity, 2 2026
62
UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 4% on a year earlier.
Source: UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Data Hub, port liner shipping connectivity index (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved Sep 24, 2026.

Recent arrivals & departures AIS-detected

VesselArrivedDeparted
South Korea KAKEHASHI NO.9Fishing
China JINYANG805Fishingnot recorded
South Korea KAKEHASHI NO.9Fishing
Panama CORAL ISLANDER 2Cargonot recorded
Panama H YCargonot recorded

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