Realtime Data

Our network of hydrodynamic instruments, which includes 13 wave buoys, 4 tide gauges and 9 meteorological stations, all have real-time data publishing capabilities. The wave buoys are situated in ~10-12m water depth (Chart Datum) where they record wave height, wave direction, wave period and sea temperature.

Our wave, tide and meteorological data is broadcast back to the National Coastal Monitoring website where it can be viewed in real-time, along with the data from the wave buoys in other regions. This data is extremely important for use in flood and coastal defence and has the added bonus of being of use to recreational users such as surfers and sailors.

Like everything we do, all of the information from the network is freely available to everyone. You can even set up an alert to notify you when waves or tides hit a certain height. Why not take a look at what the waves are doing right now using the interactive map below?

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Wave Buoys

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Tide Gauges

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Met Weather Station

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Step Gauges

It’s important to note that the real-time data isn't quality checked.  

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