Worldwide layers
New Zealand
New Zealand and its seas are covered by the six layers.
The water here
Warm water arrives from the north on the East Auckland and East Cape currents, and meets cooler water to the south, so strong temperature fronts and eddies sit off the east coast.
This is general ocean science for the region, not a result from our own tests.
Fishing grounds
- No separate fishing grounds yet.
What you get here
- All six layers around New Zealand
Where the data comes from: Data and accuracy.
Layers on the map here
- Sea surface temperature map
- Ocean currents map
- Ocean eddy map (sea level)
- Chlorophyll map
- Water clarity map
- Seabed and bathymetry map
Other regions: New South Wales, Australia, US East Coast and Gulf, Baja and Southern California, Hawaii, Costa Rica and Panama (Pacific), Azores, Madeira and the Atlantic islands.