Port of Nuku'alofa
Nuku’alofa is a coastal harbor in Tonga, registered under the UN/LOCODE code TOTBU.
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, natural
- Shelter
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Affected by tide, swell
- Charted depths
- Channel11.0–12.2 m (36–40 ft)
- Anchorage23.2+ m (76+ ft)
- Cargo pier14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft)
- Terminal infrastructure
- Cargo handlingCargo pier charted (14.0–15.2 m (46–51 ft))
Container-terminal handling is not classified by the WPI dataset, so this entry does not infer it.
- Mean tidal range
- 1 m
- Max. vessel size
- Up to 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, available, and advisable. Other quarantine services is available. Communications include radio, radiotelephone, and air. Cargo can be worked at wharves.
The port offers medical facilities and garbage disposal. Supplies on offer include water and diesel oil.
Repair capability is rated limited.
Notes and references
- NGA Pub. 150, World Port Index, 27th ed. (2019), index no. 55590, Pub. 126, chart 83567. Port characteristics are historical reference data; verify current depths, restrictions, facilities, and services with official notices.
- NGA World Port Index database (WPI.mdb), 2019. Facilities and services data.
- Record status: WPI-classified port.