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Port of Whangarei

New Zealand

UN/LOCODENZWREWhat is a UN/LOCODE?35.8° S, 174.4333° ELocal timePacific/Auckland, UTC+13
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In short

Whangarei: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:53 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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Arrivals, last 24 h
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Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Whangarei

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Whangarei from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 55050). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Small
Harbour type
River (natural)
Shelter
Good
Channel depth
8 m
Anchorage depth
13 m
Cargo pier depth
5 m
Oil terminal depth
13 m
Mean tide
2 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 Whangarei 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)
2260°50.31024
5244°110.31024
7229°150.4524
4269°70.5324
3285°70.4424
9224°180.5624
7222°160.6624
5266°90.6924
1186°80.6910
15102°282.4723
1295°242.4824
997°162824

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, 29 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 accidents investigated nearby Authority-reported

14 accidents and incidents within 100 km of the port in the published records of national accident-investigation boards since Dec 16, 1996, located where the board states a position. The most recent:

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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