Port of Recife
In short
Recife: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 16:56 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
Vessels near Recife
Ships Seadar 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 Recife in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Recife from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 12730). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Medium
- Harbour type
- Coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 9 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Major
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Recife 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 82° | 19 | 1.3 | 6 | 24 | |
| 9 | 78° | 15 | 1.4 | 7 | 24 | |
| 7 | 78° | 10 | 1.4 | 7 | 24 | |
| 8 | 92° | 11 | 1.3 | 7 | 24 | |
| 7 | 83° | 13 | 1.2 | 9 | 24 | |
| 7 | 70° | 13 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 8 | 64° | 12 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 6 | 63° | 10 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 9 | 77° | 16 | 1.2 | 10 | 24 | |
| 8 | 96° | 14 | 1.2 | 9 | 18 |
Forecast: ECMWF IFS 0.25° + ECMWF WAM, run of Oct 1, 2026, 00:00 UTC. Visibility: NOAA GFS 0.25° + GFS-Wave (WAVEWATCH III), run of Oct 1, 2026, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 16 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 Recife
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- RECIFE36.8 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Recife: 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 Seadar's counts.
The IMF estimates 3 port calls in the 7 days and 8 in the 30 days to Sep 25, 2026. That is 20% less than the same 30 days a year earlier (10).
- Container
- 0
- Tanker
- 0
- Dry bulk
- 7
- General cargo
- 1
- Ro-ro
- 0
Estimated cargo loaded and discharged in those 30 days: 0.1 million tonnes.
09-12 0 | 09-13 0 | 09-14 0 | 09-15 1 | 09-16 0 | 09-17 0 | 09-18 0 | 09-19 1 | 09-20 0 | 09-21 0 | 09-22 0 | 09-23 0 | 09-24 1 | 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).
Recife: global benchmarks
How Recife compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Seadar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 4 2013
- 25.3
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Up 5% 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.
Piracy and anti-shipping incidents nearby
1 incident within 100 km of the port in NGA's Anti-Shipping Activity Messages (ASAM) archive since May 8, 2001. NGA stopped updating the archive in 2024. The most recent:
- Pirate AssaultMay 8, 2001Merchant Vessel6 km away
BRAZIL: An unidentified bulk carrier was boarded 8 May at 0155 local time while berthed at sugar terminal, by ten persons armed with pistols and machine guns. Crew members were taken hostage or tied up while robbers broke into cabins and stole cash, stores and crew valuables. Third officer freed himself, sounded alarm and sent alert message. Police investigated.
Source: NGA Anti-Shipping Activity Messages. 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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