The newest form of HF radar technology, seen here in the accompanying illustration of a coastal beach, is being used for the new NOAA surface current product.

The newest form of HF radar technology, seen here on a coastal beach, is being
used for the new NOAA surface current product

A new NOAA National Ocean Service website will provide mariners near realtime coastal ocean surface current observations and tidal current predictions in coastal waters using high frequency (HF) radar, making marine navigation safer for mariners and commercial shippers.