Port of Lysekil

PortsLast updated: 31 August 2026

Lysekil is a harbor behind a breakwater in Sweden, registered under the UN/LOCODE code SELYS.

This is a directory stub generated from the UN/LOCODE registry; a fuller write-up has not yet been added.

Port characteristics

Size / type
Very small, Coastal, breakwater
Shelter
Good
Entrance restrictions
Affected by ice, other factors
Charted depths
  • Channel7.9–9.1 m (26–30 ft)
  • Anchorage12.5–13.7 m (41–45 ft)
  • Cargo pier6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft)
Terminal infrastructure
  • Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (6.4–7.6 m (21–25 ft))

Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.

Mean tidal range
0 m
Max. vessel size
Over 152 m (500 ft) length
Also noted
good holding ground

Facilities and services

The port is a first port of entry and requires an ETA message. Pilotage is compulsory and available. Assist tugs are available. A deratting certificate is available. Communications include telephone, telegraph, radio, and rail. Cargo can be worked at wharves, anchor, and beach moor.

The port offers medical facilities, garbage disposal, and dirty ballast reception. Fixed and mobile cranes are available, with lift capacity of 50–100 tons. Available services include longshore labor. Supplies on offer include provisions, water, and fuel oil.

Repair capability is rated limited and a small marine railway.

Notes and references

  1. NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 23970, Pub. 193, chart 43360. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
  2. NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
  3. Record status: WPI-classified port.