LIShore - Data Access
Sites Currently Operational
See the table below for additional information and options. Click on an instrument ID for more information about equipment type and location.
Click here for additional information on retrieving historical data.
| Site | Data collected | Data set availability | Real time data | Historical data | Instrument ID |
| Bay Park | Tide, water temperature | February 11, 2010 to present | Available | FTP | L14 |
| East Rockaway Inlet | Tide | March 16, 2004 to present |
Available | X5 | |
| Freeport | Tide | March 12, 2004 to present |
Available | X2 | |
| Inwood | Tide | March 16, 2004 to present |
Available | X4 | |
| Lindenhurst | Tide | March 16, 2004 to present |
Available | X6 | |
| Merrick | Tide, water temperature | July 9, 2010
to October 29, 2012. | (Replaced) | FTP | L15 |
| February 21, 2014 to present | Available | FTP | L15B | ||
| Precipitation | August 6, 2010 to October 29, 2012 | (Upgraded) | FTP | M3 | |
| Weather | February 2014 to present | Available | |||
| Oceanside | Water temperature, pressure, dissolved oxygen, pH, chlorophyll, turbidity | June 12, 2020 to present | Available | FTP | L20B |
| Point Lookout | Weather, tide, water quality. | March 12, 2004 to present |
Available | X1 | |
| Webcam image taken every 15 minutes | March 25, 2002 to July 25, 2005 |
(upgraded) | L5 | ||
| Webcam images (panoramic set) taken every 15 minutes | September 14, 2007 to present |
Available | L5 | ||
| Rockaway Inlet | Tide | March 16, 2004 to present |
Available | X3 | |
| Seaford | Tide, water temperature | January 28, 2011 to present | Available | FTP | L16 |
| Shinnecock Inlet | Weather | May 13, 1998 to present |
Available | M1 | |
| Webcam image taken every 15 minutes | August 19, 2002 to present |
Available | L1 | ||
| Smith Point Bridge | Tide, water temperature. | April 7, 2000 to May 5, 2004 |
(upgraded) | P7 | |
| Tide, water temperature. | March 10, 2004 to present |
Available | L3B |
Historical Sites
Instruments may be placed at a particular location for a limited period of time, then moved or disestablished for scientific, logistical, or financial reasons. Data from former sites can be accessed below.
| Site | Data collected | Data set availability | Historical data | Instrument ID |
| Shinnecock Inlet | Offshore waves | April 29, 1998 to October 9, 2000 |
FTP | A1 |
| Inshore waves | April 30, 1998 to April 25, 2000 |
FTP | A2 | |
| Inlet current, tide, water temperature.. | April 9, 1998 to January 18, 1999 |
FTP | C1 | |
| Inlet current (horizontal profiler). | December 15, 1999 to August 27, 2001 |
FTP | C4 | |
| Ocean tide, water temperature | April 29, 1998 to May 15, 2001 |
FTP | P1 | |
| Bay tide, water temperature. | April 1, 1998 to January 2002 |
FTP | P2 | |
| Ponquogue Bridge | Current, tide, water temperature. | April 29, 1998 to August 25, 1999 |
FTP | C2 |
| Shinnecock Canal North | Tide, water temperature. | June 10, 1998 to August 26, 1999 |
FTP | P5 |
| Shinnecock Canal | Current, tide, water temperature. | April 30, 1998 |
FTP | C3 |
| Shinnecock Canal South | Tide, water temperature. | April 30, 1998 |
FTP | P3 |
| Quogue Canal | Current, tide, water temperature. | January 30, 1999 to August 26, 1999 |
FTP | C5 |
| Quogue Canal | Tide, water temperature. | May 1, 1998 to August 27, 1999 |
FTP | P4 |
| Moriches Coast Guard | Tide, water temperature. | April 6, 2000 to September 18, 2002 |
FTP | P6 |
| Fire Island Coast Guard | Tide, water temperature | April 7, 2000 to January 16, 2002 |
FTP | P8 |
| Point Lookout | Waves: height, direction, period. | May 4, 2000 |
FTP | A4 |
