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Buoys and Coastal Stations

In-situ technology – buoys, metrological and coastal stations – are the real time eyes on the water. Mariners need to know the true local conditions before heading out. Data from these stations are used to:

  • Improve marine weather forecasts and models
  • Increase accuracy for storm track and storm surge inundation
  • Support scientific research
  • Issue marine warnings

To explore SECOORA supported coastal stations and moorings, see the map below.

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Coastal Stations and Moorings News and Resources

2023 SECOORA Data Challenge

The Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA) Data Challenge invites undergraduate students, graduate students, and early career professionals to develop a project that combines multiple Southeast datasets to understand a coastal and/or ocean event or trend.

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Text a Buoy

Need quick access to your favorite buoy data? Get that data delivered directly to your phone by text message. Send a text message to (843) 603-8559 with the station “key” from this table. This is a free service from SECOORA. Standard message rates from your carrier may apply.

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CORMP Buoy Data

Boating off the coasts of West Florida or the Carolinas? Before going out on the water, access real time marine weather data from buoys and coastal stations.

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Project Principal Investigators

  • University of North Carolina at Wilmington
  • University of South Florida College of Marine Science
  • University of Georgia
  • FAU Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute

Our members influence and guide all our endeavors to help make us a trusted source for coastal ocean information in the Southeast US.

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