Data source

NOAA U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System

U.S. IOOS HF Radar · source identity, access, license, and current Pelagio Defense usage.

What it provides
currents
Coverage
U.S. West Coast 6 km total-current grid in active adapter; network coverage is cell-dependent
Time coverage
Near-real-time and archives, dataset-dependent
Typical latency
Near-real-time
Access
THREDDS, ERDDAP, OPENDAP, NETCDF · no account required
License
U.S. Government/open provider metadata · attribution: U.S. IOOS HF Radar Network
Pelagio Defense status
active · production default
Registry verified
2026-08-31
Checked facts
Realtime total-current products moved to NDBC THREDDS · Active adapter discovers the newest catalogued file and preserves automated QC labeling · Missing grid cells remain unavailable · Radials remain available through IOOS ERDDAP