Port of Tarawa
In short
Tarawa: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 21:26 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 Tarawa
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 Tarawa in the last 6 hours. As our AIS coverage grows, arrivals and departures will appear here live.
Harbour & facilities
Harbour particulars for Tarawa from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 56450). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.
- Harbour size
- Very small
- Harbour type
- Open roadstead
- Shelter
- Fair
- Channel depth
- 8 m
- Anchorage depth
- 8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Mean tide
- 1 m
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Repairs
- Limited
Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.
Not for navigation.
Forecast
Model forecast for Tarawa 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 275° | 14 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 10 | 264° | 13 | 1.1 | 11 | 24 | |
| 8 | 266° | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 5 | 268° | 8 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 6 | 252° | 9 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 7 | 248° | 11 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 9 | 243° | 12 | 1.2 | 10 | 24 | |
| 11 | 215° | 15 | 1.2 | 10 | 24 | |
| 12 | 214° | 15 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 13 | 217° | 16 | 1.2 | 11 | 24 | |
| 15 | 199° | 20 | 1.3 | 11 | 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, 12 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.
Tarawa: global benchmarks
How Tarawa 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
- 25.2
- UNCTAD index (100 = the average port in Q1 2023). Down 3% 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.
Marine accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported
2 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Jul 23, 2009, located where the board states a position. The most recent:
- Jan 18, 2018TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)18 km away
Sinking of freight vessel Butiraoi, Kiribati, 18 January 2018
- Jul 23, 2009TAIC maritime inquiries (New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission)28 km away
Source: Transport Accident Investigation Commission (taic.org.nz), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.
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