Real-Time Ocean Shore Stations
CeNCOOS provides funding for the operation of many of these stations, which are run in coordination with our partner institutions.
View and download real-time water quality data collected at shore stations and buoys on the CeNCOOS Data Portal
COAST water quality
The water quality montoring program operated by th CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science and Technology provides temperature, salinity, pH and turbidity information from across the CeNCOOS region. View and download these data files through the CeNCOOS Data Access page or visit individual California State University (CSU) campuses water quality websites:
- Trinidad
- HSU Humboldt Bay
- SFSU Tiburon
- SFSU Carquinez
- MLML Seawater Intake Station (~20 m depth, ~200 m offshore of Moss Landing Harbor mouth)
- MLML Moss Landing Harbor Small Boats Pier (Removed Oct 2010)
- Granite Canyon Station (south of Monterey, CA)
- Morro Bay
- San Luis Bay
UC System Shore Stations
Visit individual University of California campuses shore station websites:
- UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab (Horseshoe Cove)
- UC Davis Bodega Marine Lab, Fort Point (near Golden Gate Br.)
Ocean Buoys
Land/Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory (LOBO) - buoys measuring nitrate, oxygen, chlorophyll and salinity in Elkhorn Slough and nearshore Monterey BayMLML Shipboard Data
Moss Landing Marine Labs collects temperature, salinity, chlorophyll and nutrient data from its vessels via an Underway Data Aquisition System (UDAS). Cruises are mainly from the central California region and extend from 2001-08 (new data are added as they become available). View the data
Other Regional Water Quality Information
Heal-the-Bay Beach Report Card
California Water Quality Monitoring Council's "Safe to Swim?" portal (monthly)
US Geological Survey
(USGS) - freshwater stations (real-time)
California Environmental Data Exchange Network (CEDEN)
- freshwater stations (daily to monthly updates)
Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board (CCAMP)
- from Santa Cruz to Santa Barbara
Water Recreation Safety Info (bacteria levels etc.) by County
Del Norte:
USGS Freshwater Sites (real-time)Humboldt:
County EHS (weekly info)Heal-the-Bay (monthly info)
USGS Freshwater Sites (real-time)
Mendocino:
USGS Freshwater Sites (real-time)Sonoma:
County EHS (weekly info)Heal-the-Bay (monthly info)
USGS Freshwater Sites (real-time)
Marin:
County EHS (weekly info)Contra-Costa:
USGS Freshwater Sites (real-time)Alameda:
County EHS (weekly info)USGS Freshwater Sites (real-time)
San Francisco:
Public Utilities - beach water quality (weekly info)Heal-the-Bay (monthly info)
San Mateo:
County EHS (weekly info)Heal-the-Bay (monthly info)
Santa Cruz:
County EHS (weekly info)Heal-the-Bay (monthly info)
CCAMP (infrequent)
UCSC Santa Cruz and Monterey Wharf Plankton Weekly sampling blog
Monterey:
County EHS (weekly info)Heal-the-Bay (monthly info)
CCAMP (infrequent)
San Luis Obispo:
County EHS (weekly info)Heal-the-Bay (monthly info)
CCAMP (infrequent)
Santa Barbara:
County EHS (weekly info)Heal-the-Bay (monthly info)
CCAMP (infrequent)
USGS Freshwater Sites (real-time)
