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Port of Jamestown

St. Helena

UN/LOCODESHSHNWhat is a UN/LOCODE?15.9167° S, 5.7167° WLocal timeAtlantic/St_Helena, UTC

In short

Jamestown: no ships detected in port from AIS in the last 3 days (as of Oct 1, 2026, 19:42 UTC). Coverage depends on AIS reception in the area.

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In port now
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Arrivals, last 24 h
0
Departures, last 24 h
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Ships nearby, last 6 h
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Vessels near Jamestown

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

Harbour & facilities

Harbour particulars for Jamestown from the NGA World Port Index (WPI port no. 46690). Depths in metres as charted by NGA.

Harbour size
Large
Harbour type
Open roadstead
Shelter
Poor
Channel depth
23 m
Anchorage depth
23 m
Cargo pier depth
2 m
Mean tide
1 m
Pilotage compulsory
No
First port of entry
Yes

Source: NGA World Port Index (Pub. 150). Licence: US Government public domain.

Not for navigation.

Forecast

Model forecast for Jamestown 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)
15119°241.21224
14117°221.51224
15127°251.81224
17102°261.81224
15106°231.81224
14109°231.81224
16108°241.71124
16107°251.71124
14117°211.61124
13125°211.61124

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, 10 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.

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