Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
Nearby Real Time Stations from VLIZ: alge, gibr3
Fast Delivery Data from UHSLC station 289: hourly and daily
Research Quality Data from UHSLC station 289: hourly and daily
Algeciras 2 is a new station first data 2009 and is part of the new REDMAR network. Gauge is a MIROS radar sensor. Initially hardware problems (de-lamination) were encountered. Also there was a change of -14.3cm to the datum from Jan. 2010 these have been accounted for in the supplied data. Benchmark NGAB-MAR CEPSA is 3.297m relative to REDMAR datum and 2.776m relative to IGN. See paper B. Perezet al 'Overlapping sea level time series measured using different technologies: an example from the REDMAR Spanish network'.
Documentation added 2014-04-29
At the request of Puertos del Estado the latitude and longitude have been revised from 36.176667 -5.398333 derived from the previously supplied degrees and minutes value to 36.17700 -5.39838 the site of the new MIROS gauge in decimal degrees.
Data Authority
Puertos del Estado Area de Conocimiento y Analisis del Medio Fisico Avda. del Partenon, 10 28042 Madrid
Documentation added 2001-03-06
The Area de Conocimiento y Analisis del Medio Fisico was formerly known as the Departamento de Clima Maritimo.