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Port of Port Edward

South Africa

UN/LOCODEZAPEDWhat is a UN/LOCODE?31.05° S, 30.2167° ELocal timeAfrica/Johannesburg, UTC+2

In short

Port Edward: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 5, 2026, 08:10 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Vessels near Port Edward

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

Forecast

Model forecast for Port Edward 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)
624°122924
1354°242924
1226°202.1924
1121°192.3924
929°162.21024
1251°242.21024
24228°402.11024
20238°343.6924
15235°263.81024
12198°233.41122
4246°1131124
5344°92.91224

Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 5, 2026, 00:00 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.

Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby

1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since Jun 24, 2001. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:

  • Pirate AssaultJun 24, 2001Merchant Vessel20 km away

    SOUTH AFRICA: AN UNIDENTIFIED CONTAINER SHIP REPORTS SUSPICIOUS APPROACH WITH APPARENT INTENT TO BOARD 24 JUN AT 1128 LOCAL TIME WHILE UNDERWAY IN POSITION 31 13.3S, 030 09.3E. CREW MUSTERED ON DECK AND SHIP ALTERED COURSE WHEREUPON BOAT BROKE OFF CONTACT.

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