UCSB Ocean Surface Currents Mapping Project - Real-Time Data

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See Also:

• Last 72 hrs of hourly mean currents
• Last 72 hrs of hourly means (animation)
• Last 72 hrs of '25 hour mean currents'
• Last 72 hrs of '25 hour means' (animation)

About These Figures:

The black arrows here are the latest 25hr average mean surface ocean currents and the most recent four hourly mean surface ocean currents for the Santa Barbara Channel as measured by the HF radio network. Speed scale is in top right of figures. The coastline is in blue. The pink lines are bathymetry at 50m and then every 100m. The currently active HF radio stations are yellow triangles. Oil platforms are represented as black squares. If you point your cursor at either of these last two, you will get a popup with its name.
See 'How It Works' for a description of how this data is collected and processed.

Disclaimer:

THESE OCEAN CURRENT MEASUREMENTS ARE EXPERIMENTAL AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF OCEAN CURRENT INFORMATION. THEY SHOULD NOT BE USED TO MAKE ANY NAVIGATIONAL OR OTHER DECISIONS THAT MIGHT ENDANGER PUBLIC SAFETY OR PUT ANYONE AT SIGNIFICANT RISK. ALL DATA DISPLAYED AT THIS WEB SITE ARE EXPERIMENTAL AND PROVIDED TO ILLUSTRATE ONGOING RESEARCH AT THE INSTITUTE FOR COMPUTATIONAL EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE (ICESS).