Port of Pictou
In short
Pictou: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:18 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 Pictou
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 Pictou in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Pictou from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 5800). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Small
- Harbour type
- Coastal (natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Channel depth
- 6 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Mean tide
- 2 m
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Pictou 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 227° | 14 | 0.1 | 2 | 24 | |
| 9 | 212° | 14 | 0.2 | 2 | 24 | |
| 11 | 210° | 20 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 12 | 216° | 23 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 10 | 208° | 19 | 0.3 | 2 | 24 | |
| 11 | 294° | 26 | 0.7 | 4 | 3.2 | |
| 7 | 305° | 12 | 0.4 | 3 | 24 | |
| 10 | 306° | 21 | 0.6 | 3 | 24 | |
| 9 | 336° | 18 | 0.5 | 3 | 24 | |
| 5 | 351° | 8 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 | |
| 4 | 340° | 7 | 0.3 | 3 | 24 |
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, 12:00 UTC. Waves are taken from the wave model's nearest sea point, 19 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 Pictou
Live wind, waves and water temperature from nearby NOAA buoys and tide gauges — free government data the incumbents charge for.
Weather buoys
- Halifax Harbour150.1 km
- Halifax Harbor, NS, Canada - 176150.5 km
- iles de la Madeleine156.1 km
- West Chedabucto Bay176.1 km
- East of Chedabucto Bay197.7 km
Source: NOAA National Data Buoy Center & CO-OPS Tides & Currents — public domain.
Pictou: global benchmarks
How Pictou compares with the world's ports, from published statistics. These are the publishers' figures, not Voydar's own measurements.
- Port liner shipping connectivity, 4 2011
- 8.4
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Unchanged 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.
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