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Surface Currents and Temperature

Up to date ocean information around Australia.

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Rogue waves battering Southern Australia

Salman Khan, Marites Canto, and Cagil Kirezci

17 September, 2024

The couple of weeks of transition from Aug to Sep 2024 have seen relentless westerlies in Southern Australia causing widespread disruption and damage in Tasmania and Victoria.    They have also produced...

Is wide swath altimetry useful for coastal applications?

David Griffin

28 August, 2024

For people interested in using the new, experimental wide-swath altimeter SWOT for coastal applications: we've expanded on our 1 March 2024 assessment of this new instrument, bringing in Australia's tide...

Swimmer saved by smart watch

David Griffin and Madeleine Cahill

15 July, 2024

On Saturday 13 July, Byron Bay swimmer Rick Shearman was rescued by helicopter 1km offshore Tallow Beach, just south of Cape Byron (ABC North Coast). He called for help using his smart watch when it became...