Buoys and Stations Collecting Weather and Ocean Data
Highest winds: 24 mph | 23 Nautical Miles Southwest of Montauk Point, NY (44017) | 9:00 AM
Biggest waves: 4.5 ft | South of Block Island, RI (MDS02) | 9:00 AM
Hourly information developed for marine operations. Includes wind, wave, visibility, air temperature, water temperature at various depths and more. Real-time, forecast and historical data is available from GoMOOS, NOAA and other regional monitoring efforts.
Be sure to check out the new GoMOOS Wind and Wave Forecast! The 48 hour forecast includes wind speed, duration and direction; wave height, direction, duration and period; as well as a comparison to buoy observations for validating the forecast predictions.
GoMOOS merges with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)
November 9, 2009 - The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI) and the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System (GoMOOS) announced today that they have merged to enhance their capacity to understand the Gulf of Maine and develop innovative solutions to the complex challenges of ocean stewardship and economic growth. ...more
More News
UMaine completes the fall turnaround of the Gulf of Maine buoys (10/2/09)
A new website for ocean data in the Northeast is launched (9/15/09)
Proceedings from the Coastal Hazards Resilience Workshop Now Available (5/08/09)
Status update on the GoMOOS Buoys (4/17/09)
Important: Several GoMOOS Buoys Likely to be Removed (8/26/08)
Maine Sea Grant comes to the aid of the Penobscot Bay data buoy (Buoy F) (10/10/08)
New UNH Wave Buoy on Jeffrey’s Ledge (10/1/08)
GoMOOS CEO chairs international conference on Ocean Observing Systems (10/28/08)
OGC - The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.® (OGC) is a non-profit, international, voluntary consensus standards organization that is leading the development of standards for geospatial and location based services.
The Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) is being established to network and expand the existing observing and prediction capacities of a multitude of institutions and agencies throughout New England and Maritime Canada.
The purpose of the Gulf of Maine Ocean Data Partnership is to promote and coordinate the sharing, linking, electronic dissemination, and use of data on the Gulf of Maine region.
ACT - Alliance for Coastal Technologies is a NOAA funded partnership of research institutions, state and regional resource managers, and private sector companies interested in developing and applying sensor technologies for monitoring coastal environments.
A provider-to-user data systems framework, enabling discovery and use of data through OGC Sensor Web Enablement Standards.
OpenIOOS is a grass-roots partnership effort to support integration of the various activities involved in collection of observations and making predictions of the coastal environment.
SCOOP - Southeastern Universities Research Association Coastal Ocean Observing and Prediction
