COOL Real-time Data

The real-time data-sets available from the COOLroom can help you plan your trip to the ocean so that you get your maximum enjoyment out of it. As an ocean goer, you probably want to find out if it will be a good day at the beach or on the boat. We even give you guidelines to find the fish. Our data helps you insure your visit won't go to waste.

Sea Surface Temperature from Satellites for the East Coast
Satellite images of ocean temperature off the coast of New Jersey.
Use them to find ocean surface temperatures, the location of fronts where fish like to hang out, and areas best left avoided in your navigation.
Looking for SST Archives? We have data going back several years.
We get about 5 satellite passes per day (assuming it is clear).

Ocean Surface Currents from our Coastal Radar (CODAR)
We map ocean currents for the entire coast of New Jersey.
Use the current maps to navigate your course, and find fronts where fish like to hang out.
Updated hourly.

Coastal Wave Measurements
Find out how high the waves are at various beaches in New Jersey.
Updated hourly.

Weather Information from Great Bay
Winds speed, direction and temperatures from Great Bay Inlet outside of Tuckerton, NJ.
Updated every 15 minutes.

LEO-Node Data
Undersea temperatures and wave heights from our offshore Node 45 feet under the ocean's surface.