# National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Web Data Service

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/ndbc-data-service/  
**Provider:** NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — https://apis.io/providers/noaa-gov/  
**Base URL:** https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/data  
**Documentation:** https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/docs/ndbc_web_data_guide.pdf

National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) Web Data Service is one of 24 APIs that [NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](https://apis.io/providers/noaa-gov/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Ocean, Marine, Buoys, Waves, and Observations. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

NDBC publishes real-time meteorological and oceanographic observations (the last 45 days) and historical archives from a global network of over 900 moored buoys, drifting buoys, C-MAN coastal stations, and partner stations. Data is exposed via HTTP file URLs, a THREDDS Data Server, and an OGC API Features collection. Observations include wave height, period, direction, sea surface temperature, wind, air pressure, salinity, and visibility.

## Machine-readable artifacts (3)

- **Documentation** — https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/docs/ndbc_web_data_guide.pdf
- **Documentation** — https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/faq/rt_data_access.shtml
- **Documentation** — https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog.html

## Other NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration APIs (12)

- [Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) Data Service](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/swpc-data-service/)
- [CO-OPS Data Retrieval API (Tides & Currents)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/co-ops-data-api/)
- [CO-OPS Metadata API (MDAPI v1)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/co-ops-metadata-api/)
- [CO-OPS Derived Product API (DPAPI v0.1)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/co-ops-derived-product-api/)
- [NCEI Access Data Service (v1)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/ncei-access-data-service/)
- [NCEI Climate Data Online (CDO) v2 API](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/ncei-cdo-v2-api/)
- [NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP Server](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/erddap-coastwatch/)
- [NOAA Open Data Dissemination (NODD)](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/nodd-open-data/)
- [NOAA Fisheries One Stop Shop (FOSS) ODS / ORDS](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/foss-landings-api/)
- [NOAA InPort Metadata Catalog](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/inport-metadata-api/)
- [NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Alerts API](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/noaa-gov-alerts-api/)
- [NOAA — National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Aviation API](https://apis.io/apis/noaa-gov/noaa-gov-aviation-api/)

## Tags

Ocean, Marine, Buoys, Waves, Observations

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