Recent Surface Current Maps near Newport Oregon

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Speeds are in centimeters/second (1 knot = 51.4 cm/s). Maps show a region about 65km (40 miles) on each side.

These maps, and the many additional ones listed below, show daily averages of ocean surface currents off the central Oregon coast. They are measured with a radio transmitter and receiver using an instrument, the SeaSonde, made by CODAR Ocean Sensors.

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PLEASE NOTE: these are research, rather than routine, measurements. These near-real-time measurements have not been subjected to thorough data checking. Their accuracy is not guaranteed; in fact, some errors are to be expected. Treat them skeptically, and use at your own risk.

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Other available maps include: [click on date to see map]

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Maps available from previous months:

October 1999

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