DS-003Climate & EarthGlobalLIVE DATA
NOAA / NDBC
NDBC Buoy Observations
Ocean buoy observations
Sea temperature, wave height, wind, pressure, and tide observations. Most stations report hourly; the latest summary refreshes about every five minutes.
“What does a buoy notice first as a storm crosses the sea?”
UPDATE
Summary about every 5 min
COVERAGE
Global stations · last 45 days
ACCESS
No login
LICENSE SUMMARY
U.S. government public data
AVAILABLE FORMATS
TXT · HTTPS · NetCDF
LICENSE
U.S. government public domain for NOAA-produced material; third-party exceptions
ATTRIBUTION
Credit “NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC).”
PRE-PUBLISH CHECK
Review the official license basis ↗Recheck station metadata, quality flags, and any observations supplied by partner organizations.