P.O.R.T.S.
Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System
Developed by a partnership between the Marine Exchange of the San Francisco Bay Region, the National Ocean Service and the Office of Spill Prevention and Response, P.O.R.T.S. is a 24 hour-a-day program which measures the currents, depth, salinity and wind in San Francisco and Suisun Bays. Measurements are taken every six (6) minutes, available by telephone or computer website. This data is particularly important to the safety of merchant shipping, recreational boaters, ferry boats, wind surfers and the whole range of users of the bays.
The Marine Exchange maintains the system’s measurement and reporting network. The P.O.R.T.S. Maintenance Status page shows the status of the system and the progress of improvements.
Bay shipping faces danger. Lack of funding threatens high-tech system used to safely guide vessels.
Data is accessible via phone line or on the P.O.R.T.S. website. Access is FREE to anyone who needs this information.
Phone: (866) 727-6787
SF Bay Region P.O.R.T.S. Website - PORTS: San Francisco Bay PORTS - NOAA Tides & Currents
Tides & Currents National Website - NOAA Tides and Currents
P.O.R.T.S. Maintenance Status
Marcus Freeling of the Marine Exchange repairs and maintains the P.O.R.T.S. instruments and communications network in the Bay Area.
If you have any questions or comments, you can e-mail Marcus at ports@sfmx.org.
