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.
Tarifa is a new station first data 2009 it is part of the recently established REDMAR network. Gauge is a MIROS radar sensor there was a change in datum of +2.2cm from Jan. 2010 Benchmark NGAB-MAR is 6.589m relative to REDMAR datum and 6.068m relative to IGN. See paper by B. Perez et 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 36.006667 -5.603333 derived from the previously supplied degrees and minutes value to 36.00646 -5.60351 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.