dataset · Europe
Ocean surface wave time series for the European coast from 1976 to 2100 derived from climate projections
The dataset presents time series of the coastal wave climate based upon ocean surface wave parameters computed for a European-wide domain. This dataset provides an understanding of the wave climate under the impact of climate change for the Northwest European Shelf and Mediterranean Sea. It provides added value for various coastal sectors and studies such as port, shipping, and coastal management. The ocean surface wave fields are computed using the ECMWF's Wave Model (SAW) forced by surface win
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Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Evidence quality: 23.6
Listed in cds public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- significant wave height · peak wave period · mean wave period · mean wave direction · wave spectral directional width
- Coverage docs-verified
- European coastline along the 20 m bathymetric contour · 1976-2005 (historical); 2001-2017 (ERA5 reanalysis); 2041-2100 (RCP4.5 and RCP8.5)
- Resolution docs-verified
- 30 km horizontal; hourly temporal
- Update frequency docs-verified
- No updates expected
- Formats docs-verified
- NetCDF-4
- Access docs-verified
- CC-BY licence (CC-BY-4.0); CDS login/registration shown on page; pricing not stated
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Future wave climate screening for port, shipping or marine infrastructure design under RCP4.5/RCP8.5 · Coastal management and sea-defence design inputs using the wave climate time series · Review of specific past wave events using the ERA5-forced series (2001-2017)
- Audience llm-inferred
- coastal engineers · flood consultants · planners · GIS analysts
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Projections use a single climate model combination (EC-EARTH / HIRHAM5), so uncertainty is underestimated · No data listed for 2006-2040 or 2018-2040 gaps between the stated periods · Point data at 30 km horizontal resolution, so near-shore detail is limited · No updates expected, so not suitable for real-time or recent-period monitoring
Evidence
- https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api/catalogue/v1/collections/sis-ocean-wave-timeseries
- https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/sis-ocean-wave-timeseries
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.