MeteoScope — Sea Data

Sea Surface Temperature Global · 2003 – present · GHRSST

Note: Where the ocean surface is frozen the areas are shown in grey.

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−2°C

35°C

Map tiles · NASA GIBS / GHRSST MUR L4 · PODAAC/JPL · Point values · Open-Meteo Marine API / ERA5

Ocean Currents Live · Geostrophic Surface Velocity

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Particle Speed

Slow

Fast

▲ Warm Currents

Gulf Stream / N. Atlantic Drift
Kuroshio & N. Pacific Current
East Australian Current
Agulhas Current
Brazil Current
N. & S. Equatorial Currents

▽ Cold Currents

Labrador Current
Canary Current
California Current
Benguela Current
Humboldt (Peru) Current
Oyashio Current
Antarctic Circumpolar Current

Hover over any ocean region to identify the current · Particle colour = speed · NOAA CoastWatch · SSH-derived geostrophic surface velocity · ~3-day lag · Schematic current paths: NOAA, GEBCO, Tomczak & Godfrey (2003)