Sea measurements - Marine Institute (MI)#
The Marine Institute is the state agency responsible for marine research, technology development and innovation in Ireland. It provides scientific and technical advice to the government to inform policy and support the sustainable development of Ireland’s marine resources.
Available variables#
The following variables are available on the platform:
Significant Wave height, in m - Average height of the highest one-third of waves in a given wave group or sea state.
Sea surface temperature, in ºC - Temperature of the water at the surface of the sea/ocean.
Temperature, in ºC - Temperature of the air at the observation location.
Wind gust speed, in km/h - A sudden and temporary increase in wind speed that is significantly higher than the prevailing or average wind speed.
Average wind speed, in km/h - Measure of the typical wind velocity in a particular location over a specific period of time.
Temporal resolution#
The platform can display the last 24 hours of data in hourly intervals.
Update frequency#
Data is updated in real time, approximately every hour.
Visualization#
The colour of the station icon indicates the exceedance of one of the thresholds defined in the configuration section.
When no data is available for the station, the icon is greyed out.
Useful links#
Data sources#
Data provided directly by Met Éireann.