Australia combines regional physical wave-buoy networks with broad model coverage. SwellOracle labels the provider and reading status of every location so users can distinguish instruments from estimates.
Regional buoy networks
The catalog includes references from New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia and the Bureau of Meteorology through AODN pathways.
A station without a recent reusable reading remains visible as a physical reference, but its page does not invent wave values.
Available coverage
0 recent observations5 model points14 reference stations
BrisbaneReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/Queensland DES · -27.48716, 153.63166 · History not captured yetByron BayReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/MHL NSW · -28.87056, 153.69417 · History not captured yetCape Naturaliste 02Reference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/WA DoT · -33.53471, 114.76446 · History not captured yetCape Sorell 02Reference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/BOM · -42.20000, 145.05000 · History not captured yetCoffs HarbourReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/MHL NSW · -30.36750, 153.27778 · History not captured yetEdenReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/MHL NSW · -37.26583, 150.19333 · History not captured yetEsperance 04Reference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/WA DoT · -34.00054, 121.90001 · History not captured yetGold CoastReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/Queensland DES · -27.96523, 153.44258 · History not captured yetMaria IslandReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/BOM · -42.52000, 148.35000 · History not captured yetMooloolabaReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/Queensland DES · -26.56600, 153.18117 · History not captured yetNew South Wales coast modelMarine model · Source: Open-Meteo Marine · -33.50000, 152.30000 · Model history pendingPort KemblaReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/MHL NSW · -34.47639, 151.02583 · History not captured yetQueensland coast modelMarine model · Source: Open-Meteo Marine · -27.80000, 154.00000 · Model history pendingRottnest Island 02Reference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/WA DoT · -32.09415, 115.40779 · History not captured yetSydneyReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/MHL NSW · -33.77389, 151.41167 · History not captured yetTasmania coast modelMarine model · Source: Open-Meteo Marine · -42.80000, 147.50000 · Model history pendingTweed HeadsReference without a recent reading · Source: AODN/Queensland DES · -28.18183, 153.57592 · History not captured yetVictoria coast modelMarine model · Source: Open-Meteo Marine · -38.60000, 144.50000 · Model history pendingWestern Australia coast modelMarine model · Source: Open-Meteo Marine · -32.20000, 114.50000 · Model history pending
History is enabled gradually when reusable, correctly identified observations are available. Models and references without a stored series keep their own page, but do not show historical charts.
Buoy and history FAQs
What buoy information is available for Australian wave buoys and marine models?
The published catalog includes 14 physical or reference stations and 5 model points for this region. Each source identifies its provider, location, data type and history status so observations are not mixed with estimates.
Why do some buoys have no historical charts?
Charts appear only when SwellOracle has a stored series of reusable, correctly identified observations. A station can keep its information page even when there is not yet a sufficient series for a chart.
What is the difference between a physical buoy and a marine model?
A physical buoy or station represents instrument measurements. A marine model estimates conditions at a grid point. Use observations as local confirmation and models as spatial context rather than treating them as equivalent sources.
How should swell height, period and direction be interpreted?
Read all three variables together: height describes the size of the signal, period helps explain its energy and direction shows where it comes from. Coastline shape, depth and local exposure can change what reaches the beach.
Learn and compare
How to choose a buoy
Compare exposure, variables and source freshness before using a station for surf decisions.