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Manly Hydraulics Laboratory Waverider buoys - Sea surface temperature data

Sea Surface Temperature

Manly Hydraulics Laboratory (MHL) (part of the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE), which has assumed function of former NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)) operates a system of Waverider buoys off the NSW coastline. The buoys measure wave height and other wave statistics such as wave period on a continuous real-time basis, and are also capable of measuring wave direction (wave data accessible via related metadata record: Waverider buoys Observations - Australia - delayed (National Wave Archive) - https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/2807f3aa-4db0-4924-b64b-354ae8c10b58) and sea surface temperature (SST). The data is gathered by the Waverider system developed by the Dutch company, Datawell, namely thermistors that are mounted inside the hull of the buoys, at the base of the buoy about 0.5m below the water surface. The SST data is stored on the receiving station PC before routine transfer to Manly Hydraulics Laboratory via email.

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Date (creation)2015-02-18
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languageen
LicenseNew disclaimer (June 2020) The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) [NSW] provides this data with the following disclaimer: "The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment does not provide any warranty as to the accuracy of the Information nor as to its reliability. No person or corporation should act solely on the Information without considering, and, if necessary, seeking verification of the Information from an alternative information supplier. Neither DPIE nor any member officer or employee undertakes responsibility in any way whatsoever to any person or corporation in respect of the Information including any errors or omissions therein however caused, whether through negligence or otherwise. DPIE and all its member officers and employees expressly disclaim all and any liability to any person or corporation into whose hands the Information may come whether as purchased or otherwise, in respect of anything and of the consequences of anything done or omitted to be done by any such person or corporation in reliance in whole or part upon the whole or any part of the Information." The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE) [NSW] disclaims all responsibility for the information provided, and all liability (including without limitation, liability in negligence) for all expenses, losses, damages, and costs that may be incurred as a result of the information being inaccurate or incomplete in any way for any reason. Please refer to the NSW Government data disclaimer on SEED https://www.seed.nsw.gov.au/copyright-disclaimer Former disclaimer Recipients of this ocean wave data will be subject to the following conditions: * The data is provided to the recipient on an 'as-is' basis. OEH and MHL provide no guarantees as to the accuracy or reliability of the data collected and provided to IMOS. * OEH and MHL accept no responsibility for any loss or damage that may occur through the use of, or reliance on, the data by the recipient. * OEH is clearly acknowledged as the provider of the data whenever used or published. * The recipient of the data undertakes not to distribute the data to third parties nor use it to gain commercial benefit unless prior approval in writing is obtained from OEH / MHL. The citation to be used in publications which use this data should follow the format: "Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), New South Wales Government [year-of-data-download], [Title], [data-access-URL], accessed [date-of-access]."
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Last updated2026-11-05
Created2026-11-05
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