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Marine Weather Services Page from the Bureau of Meteorology. |
This index page pulls together all official Australian ocean and coastal warnings, forecasts, observations and charts for mariners along with links to guides to the services. Wind and wave height forecast charts, including some useful animation loops, are available on the forecast page, as are sea surface temperature maps for each state. (12/04/04) |
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BLUElink ocean temperature, current and salinity forecasts |
Forecasts out to 7 days for regional ocean areas around Australia updated daily. BLUElink is a joint Bureau of Meteorology/CSIRO/Royal Australian Navy project. Go here for information on the project. (03/08/07) |
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Global Metareas |
The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System of the World Meteorological Organisation is arranged into 22 Metareas. Australia fits into Metarea X. (07/08/14) |
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Swellnet |
Forecasts of surf conditions for QLD, NSW, VIC, SA and WA for the next five days issued Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Intelligent commentary links expected waves with the meteorological situation. (14/07/04) |
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The Australian area page from US Navy, Yokosuka, Japan |
A range of products aimed at high seas shipping includes oceanic weather forecast chart and commentary, high seas and wind warning text and charts, and possibly the best satellite images on the web. Scatterometry and altimetry links give near-realtime satellite wave height charts, and there are wave height forecast charts from the Bass Strait and East Timor Wave Models. (12/04/04) |
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Fishnet's weather, tidal and astronomical predictions. |
Brings together forecast, coastal and river/lake links for all Australia with weather data provided by the Bureau and its Special Services Unit. Coastal forecasts are currently a little hard to find on the Water Conditions link under Other Information. (12/04/04) |
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Forecast ocean wave heights from FNMOC. |
Click on South Pacific for eastern Australian waters, Indian Ocean for western Australian waters. The forecast charts are for each 12 hours out to 7 days -- T012, for example, is the 12 hour forecast. (12/04/04) |
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Global Wind and Wave Model Output out to 7 days in 3-hourly steps from NCEP Ocean Modelling Branch. |
Be sure to read the instructions. While more difficult to drive than the FNMOC site, this one provides more information if you're prepared to dig for it and learn to understand it. (12/04/04) |
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Forecast ocean wave heights from FNMOC. |
Click on South Pacific for eastern Australian waters, Indian Ocean for western Australian waters. The forecast charts are for each 12 hours out to 7 days -- T012, for example, is the 12 hour forecast. (12/04/04) |
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