Real-Time Coastal Current Images

Below are our real-time images of currents off the New Jersey coast. We currently obtain data from two different systems. Our "Long-range" system measures currents over an area larger than the size of New Jersey! While our "Standard" system measures currents in a high-resolution off the coast of Tuckerton, NJ.

Long-range Coastal Currents off New Jersey

These images are updated every hour.

The images above and below depict raw ocean surface current velocities averaged over two hours. The raw surface current is the unprocessed data measured by CODAR. The currents shown include the general current of the ocean as well as those currents caused by tides, waves and wind.

View our 1-Day Long-range Coastal Current Image

If you need help converting units, just type in the number you know and then click outside of the boxes.
For reference, 50 cm/s is about 1 knot.

Brant Beach to Brigantine, NJ

Check out latest high-resolution Tuckerton Sea Surface Current image showing currents between Brant Beach and Brigantine, NJ.

Also, be sure to check out the COOL Lab's CODAR site where you can find real-time and archived data for both the Long-range (NJ) and Standard (Brant Beach to Brigantine) systems. Our standard system has been in operation since 1998. Data from the Long-range system was first posted in early 2001.