Coastal Data System – Near real time wave data

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Contains file schema and open format machine-readable open data.

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.

Data and Resources

  • Wave data API CSV

    Near real time wave and sea surface temperature data for selected sites along...

Additional Info

Field Value
Data last updated 16 July 2025
Source https://www.qld.gov.au/waves/
Version 1
Security Classification PUBLIC
Used in data driven application NO
Update Frequency Non-regular
Default data schema View Schema File
Data schema validation options { "headers": 2, "skip-checks": [ "non-matching-header" ] }