<p>The paper <em><a href="https://www.ijemr.net/DOC/AssessingCoastalVulnerabilityToSeaLevelRiseBetweenGopalpurAndPuriOdishaCoastOfIndiaUsingRemoteSensingAndGIS(844-851).pdf" rel="noreferrer">Assessing Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise between Gopalpur and Puri, Odisha Coast of India, using Remote Sensing and GIS</a></em> on page 849 states it used wave height data from the <a href="https://incois.gov.in/" rel="noreferrer">INCOIS website</a>.</p>

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I have gone through the website. In there one can view the data in interactive chart format. But I could not find any options for downloading the data. Do you have any idea on how to download it?
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<p>Usually, the most reliable wave data for any of these areas come from the Wavewatch III solutions. Either the global solution or the one for specific regions (there is an Indian Ocean solution). The data is available at the <a href="https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/validation/gefsv12/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">NCEP site</a> (<a href="https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/validation/gefsv12/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/validation/gefsv12/</a>). In terms of what the right metric is for wave height, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significant_wave_height" rel="nofollow noreferrer">significant wave height</a> (the average wave height of the top <span class="math-container">$\frac{1}{3}$</span> of the waves during a specific sample time) is the standard metric used in almost all applications related to wave dynamics.</p>
<p>If you are interested in climatological data from the area, I think your best chance is the paper by <a href="https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00212.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Anoop et al. (2015)</a>. It describes average wave height fields, but also the tendency over the last few years. Directly from their paper:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/t84uN.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/t84uN.jpg" alt="Average swell and sea wave heights" /></a>
(left) Mean swell and (right) wind sea height in the NIO by wave energy statistical method: (a) annual, (b) premonsoon [February–May (FMAM)], (c) monsoon [June–September (JJAS)], and (d) postmonsoon [October–January (ONDJ)]. All values are in meters.</p>

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<p>For my project, I am looking for wave height information. My study area is the Odisha coast of the Bay of Bengal. What I have gathered from various research papers is that significant wave height is considered for the wave height. But I could not find any reliable source of the data.</p>
<p><strong>Does anyone have any idea about where can I get the data?</strong></p>

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check buoyweather website, wave height and wind speed data are available
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Wave height data for Indian east coast
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# Wave height data for Indian east coast

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-09-25)

For my project, I am looking for wave height information. My study area is the Odisha coast of the Bay of Bengal. What I have gathered from various research papers is that significant wave height is considered for the wave height. But I could not find any reliable source of the data.

**Does anyone have any idea about where can I get the data?**

**Tags:** oceanography, waves

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: check buoyweather website, wave height and wind speed data are available  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2021-09-25. Score: 6

The paper *[Assessing Coastal Vulnerability to Sea-Level Rise between Gopalpur and Puri, Odisha Coast of India, using Remote Sensing and GIS](https://www.ijemr.net/DOC/AssessingCoastalVulnerabilityToSeaLevelRiseBetweenGopalpurAndPuriOdishaCoastOfIndiaUsingRemoteSensingAndGIS(844-851).pdf)* on page 849 states it used wave height data from the [INCOIS website](https://incois.gov.in/).

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: I have gone through the website. In there one can view the data in interactive chart format. But I could not find any options for downloading the data. Do you have any idea on how to download it?  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-09-25. Score: 3

Usually, the most reliable wave data for any of these areas come from the Wavewatch III solutions. Either the global solution or the one for specific regions (there is an Indian Ocean solution). The data is available at the [NCEP site](https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/validation/gefsv12/) (<https://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/waves/validation/gefsv12/>). In terms of what the right metric is for wave height, [significant wave height](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significant_wave_height) (the average wave height of the top $\frac{1}{3}$ of the waves during a specific sample time) is the standard metric used in almost all applications related to wave dynamics.

If you are interested in climatological data from the area, I think your best chance is the paper by [Anoop et al. (2015)](https://doi.org/10.1175/JTECH-D-14-00212.1). It describes average wave height fields, but also the tendency over the last few years. Directly from their paper:

[![Average swell and sea wave heights](https://i.sstatic.net/t84uN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/t84uN.jpg)
(left) Mean swell and (right) wind sea height in the NIO by wave energy statistical method: (a) annual, (b) premonsoon [February–May (FMAM)], (c) monsoon [June–September (JJAS)], and (d) postmonsoon [October–January (ONDJ)]. All values are in meters.


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