Coastal Data System – Near real time wave data

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Description

Near real time wave and sea surface temperature data for selected sites along the Queensland coast. For more information please refer to www.qld.gov.au/waves. Field names are; Hs - Significant wave height, an average of the highest third of the waves in a record (26.6 minute recording period). Hmax - The maximum wave height in the record. Tz - The zero upcrossing wave period. Tp- The peak energy wave period. Peak Direction- Direction (related to true north) from which the peak period waves are coming from. SST - Approximation of sea surface temperature.

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Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Last Updated: 11 Mar 2026
Created: 25 June 2014
Update Frequency: Non-regular
Version: 1
Source Portal: Qld

Dublin Core Metadata

Publisher: Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation
Creator: opendata@des.qld.gov.au
Type: Dataset
Language: en
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Spatial Coverage: Queensland, Australia
Temporal Coverage: 25 June 2014 – 11 Mar 2026
Source: https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/coastal-data-system-near-real-time-wave-data
Related Resources: https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/data-sets/waves/wave-7dayopdata.csv?timestamp=2026-03-11T11:33:01+10:00
Subjects: Albatross Bay, Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Caloundra, Emu Park, Gold Coast, GovHack 2019, Hmax, Hs, Mackay, Mooloolaba, North Moreton, Palm Beach, Queensland, The Science Sandpit, Townsville, Tp, Tweed River, Tz, WR Buoy, Wave, Wide Bay, beach, buoy, emergency, science, sea surface temperature, waves