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Department/Agency

Marine Institute

Key information

Real time and historical readings from sensors and instruments managed by the Marine Institute. These include atmospheric pressure, wind speed and direction, air temperature, relative humidity, wave height, period, mean direction and other parameters, sea temperature at various levels, tidal water level.

Links

Links to web pages that lead to the statistics:

Contact

institute.mail@marine.ie

Source

Readings from Marine Institute databuoys, tide gauges, Tidbit probes, wave rider buoys and smart bay buoys.

Scope

All observations from sensors and instruments.

Frequency

Varying from three minute intervals to one hour depending on sensor type

Reference period

Point in time and averaged readings

Start date

Varying by sensor type and location

Timeliness

Real-time readings

Classifications

  • Location (databuoys)
    M1 53.1266°N 11.2000°W; M2 53.4800°N 05.4250°W; M3 51.2166°N 10.5500°W; M4 55.0000°N 10.0000°W; M5 51.6900°N 06.7040°W; M6 : 53.0605°N 15.9300°W.
  • Location (tide gauges)
    Aranmore; Ballyglass; Castletownbere; Dublin Port; Dundalk; Galway Port; Howth Harbour; Inishmore; Killybegs Port; Kish Bank Lighthouse; Malin Head; River Tolka; Ballycotton Harbour; River Liffey; Skerries Harbour; Sligo; Wexford.
  • Location (Tidbit probes)
    Ballinakill Harbour Fraochoilean; Bantry Bay (Gearhies_Cuan Baoi; Gearhies_Cuan Baoi_2; Palmers Point; Roancarraig); Bertraghboy Bay (Leaghan Pool; Salt Point; Salt Point 2; Sea_Lax); Clew Bay (Curraun; Inishoo Bay; Portlea).
  • Location (wave rider)
    Galway Bay; Belmullet.
  • Location (smart bay buoys)
    Mace Head, Galway; Mid-bay, Galway Bay.

Theme

Environment, Climate and Energy - Environment

Page Created

2009-10-23

Page Modified

2010-10-15

Keywords

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