satellite observation

Copernicus Marine satellite observations

Copernicus Marine satellite products provide broad ocean coverage and recent significant wave-height observations from multiple missions.

Official source

6834

active buoys

significant wave height, wave period, wave direction

Measured variables

Near real time; follows satellite overpasses

Update cadence

Provenance and attribution

Copernicus Marine satellite observations — Copernicus Marine Service

owner

Copernicus Marine Service

License and terms

Copernicus Marine Service Licence

Copernicus Marine Service LicenceOfficial terms

Geographic coverage

Global ocean tracks from supported satellite missions

Buoy coverage map

Explore Our Buoy Network

Real-time ocean data from 24 buoys across France, Spain, Portugal, UK, and Ireland

24 Active Buoys
Color = wave height

6765 active buoys

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.25, -23.50

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.25, -24.50

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.25, -45.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.25, -46.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.25, 48.75

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.25, 49.75

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.25, 49.75

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.25, 51.50

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.25, 72.50

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.25, 74.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.25, 75.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.25, 99.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.50, -116.75

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.50, 143.75

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.50, 145.50

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.50, -166.00

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.50, -166.75

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.50, 167.50

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.50, -24.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.50, -45.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.50, -46.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.50, -48.25

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell 0.50, 48.75

CFOSAT Copernicus Cell -0.50, 51.75