In the vast ocean, every rise and fall of waves and tides contains a wealth of environmental information. To truly understand the ocean, we must first accurately "hear" these changes. The Wave and Tide Sensor is the core device for capturing this information. It transforms the sea surface into a real-time, data-visible monitoring field.
Our Wave and Tide Sensor employs a high-precision nine-axis MEMS-IMU inertial measurement unit, combined with a self-developed ocean dynamics algorithm and STM32 microprocessor architecture, to simultaneously capture multi-dimensional information about waves and tides. It not only monitors basic elements such as wave height, period, wave direction, and tide level, but also calculates complex data such as the spectrum, directional spectrum, and energy spectrum, helping users comprehensively understand the patterns of ocean surface motion and energy distribution.
Unlike traditional sensors, our product is specifically optimized for the error accumulation problem commonly encountered in ocean observation. The system eliminates drift errors in acceleration and velocity integrals through algorithms, fundamentally ensuring long-term data stability and high accuracy. Even in the low-frequency (approximately 0.04 Hz) band, the sensor maintains accurate response capabilities, effectively distinguishing between wind waves and swells, and achieving accurate wave spectrum reconstruction.
A single Wave And Tide Sensor can output key information including:
Wave parameters: average, third, tenth, and maximum wave height and period;
Tidal parameters: tide level, tidal trend, and periodic variations;
Spectrum and directional spectrum: 0.04–1.0 Hz frequency range, 360° wave direction distribution;
Energy analysis: wave energy distribution at different directions and frequencies;
Motion status: sea surface displacement, velocity, acceleration, and attitude angle.
With this data, research institutions can accurately analyze the ocean's energy structure, ports and shipping sectors can predict tidal changes, and offshore wind power and oil and gas platforms can achieve safe operation early warning. The device's low-power design (current <50 mA, voltage 3.3 V) and corrosion-resistant, shock-resistant structure ensure stable operation over extended periods even in complex sea conditions.
Furthermore, our sensors can be seamlessly integrated into various monitoring platforms such as wave buoys, drifting buoys, and ocean gliders, and support satellite data transmission, enabling true "real-time observation at sea." For marine technology, precision equals trust, and stability equals value. A single Wave And Tide Sensor gives you complete insight into every wave movement and every centimeter of tide level change.