» Marine
Note: for TC's see the
Tropical Cyclone page and for Tsunami see the
Earth Hazards page.
Wind
Surface Observations
Ocean surface wind mosaics for NZ and Oceanic areas here at W
4 - data sourced via NOAA (see below)
ASCAT winds via NOAA -
20x30deg and
10x15deg tiles, also with
storm data
ASCAT winds via KNMI -
25km and
12.5km resolution
WindSAT winds via NOAA -
20x30deg tiles, also with
storm data
Forecasts
New Zealand MetService - homepage
»
NZ MetService Marine Warnings (coastal and oceanic covering 25S-55S, 150E-120W)
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High Seas Forecasts - Subtropic, Forties, Pacific and Southern
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Coastal Forecasts
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Recreational Marine Forecasts - inshore forecasts
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Boating Forecasts
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Beach and Surf Forecasts
Fiji Meteorological Service - homepage s
»
RSMC Nadi - Fiji Warnings and Advisories (tropics area covering Eq-25S, 160E-120W)
» see also
SW Pacific forecasts for the "Islands" Marine Bulletin
Australia Bureau of Meteorology - homepage
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National Warnings Summary - including Ocean Wind Warnings
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High Seas Forecasts - NE and SE for western Tasman Sea
High Seas forecasts and warnings also available via OMM-JCOMM-GMDSS website
for
Metarea XIV (NZ/Fiji) and
Metarea X (Aus)
Waves and Swell
Observations
surf.co.nz - reports and cams (may have to register for free)
Marsden Point - wave buoy, sea/swell info + spectra
Port of Tauranga - incl wave height, wind direcstion, tide and current information
Environment BoP - wave buoy
Port Taranaki - swell, wave, tide and wind data
Golden Bay - waves, wind, air and sea temps
Environment Canterbury - Directional Wave Recorder Buoy
NIWA sea levels and storm surge
Australia/NZ marine obs map - Oceanweather Inc.
South Pacific buoy/ship ob maps - Offshore Weather Data
Forecasts
NIWA Canterbury Wave Conditions
SwellMap - swell forecast charts from MetOcean Solutions Ltd.
Marineweather - with animated swell charts and graphs
SwellWatch - with North/South Island maps and bar graphs
BuoyWeather.com - NZ Virtual Buoy Map
FNMOC Wave Watch 3 - Global wave model (via "WW3" links)
» or straight to
South Pacific maps or
Australia/NZ of swell wave height and direction
NOAA Wavewatch III - Global wave model (interactive interface)
Oceanweather.com - wave height/direction for Australia/NZ
Tides
Land Information NZ - Tide Tables for standard and secondary ports
» see also
standard port tide levels for spring/neap/astronomical tide levels
MetService - Tide Tables for selected locations (using LINZ data)
NIWA Tide Forecaster - with interactive map
OceanFun - NZ Tide Graphs
Sea surface temperatures
Latest 14 days of near real-time global sea surface temperatures (GHRSST) - interactive map, updated daily - via Aus Navy
Australian Bureau of Meteorology - monthly
mean and
anomaly (last month)
Ice and Polar Data
NOAA National Ice Center
» including
products page with a link to a request form for
ice edge text files (select ASCII)
» Antarctic Icebergs -
current/recent positions
Polar View - with
interactive map of the Antarctic ice edge
Daily Sea Ice Maps - Antarctic and Arctic maps, incl daily Antarctic ice concentration maps in
blue-gray-white and
false colour
» (the above links replace the
AMSR-E products that failed on Oct 4, 2011, but are scheduled to be replaced in Q1 2012)
NCEP Global GFS Vessel Icing Forecasts - animations and static images
Antarctic real-time meteorological data - University of Wisconsin-Madison AWS and AMRC
» including AWS/Ship observations, satellite imagery and NWP data
Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis - NSIDC, with daily
ice extent graph
Ship Info
MarineTraffic.com - track ships in real-time
APRS Ship Tracking - tip: pan and zoom to Auckland