Coastalwatch: Coastal Condition Monitoring System - Main Beach, Gold Coast

Since its launch in 1998, Coastalwatch has become Australia's most popular water sports website, and is consistently ranked in the top eight sporting websites. The site displays live vision from over 90 coastal locations around Australia and overseas. It also provides daily surf reports, swell forecasting, weather information and news; as well as video, photographic and editorial content.

Coastalwatch has also developed a Coastal Conditions Monitoring System, which utilises the camera network to make a significant contribution to safer coastal use and more efficient and cost effective coastal management. To this end, Coastalwatch has partnered with Surf Life Saving Australia and Surfing Australia; and supports Volunteer Rescue organisations, community groups, and charities such as SurfAid International and the Surfrider Foundation Australia.

Coastalwatch is committed to bringing the coast to all Australians and overseas visitors, and becoming the premier reference site for all coastal user groups. With this in mind, Coastalwatch is dedicated to assisting with sound coastal zone research and management through the use of all its resources.

自1998年正式上线以来，海岸守望（Coastalwatch）已发展为澳大利亚最具影响力的水上运动门户网站，且长期跻身全球体育类网站前八榜单。该站点汇集了澳大利亚境内及海外共计90余个海岸点位的实时影像资源，同时提供每日冲浪报告、浪涌预报、气象资讯与相关新闻，此外还涵盖视频、摄影作品及采编内容。

海岸守望（Coastalwatch）还开发了海岸状况监测系统（Coastal Conditions Monitoring System），该系统依托遍布的摄像头网络，为提升海岸活动安全性、优化海岸管理效能并降低管理成本作出了显著贡献。为此，海岸守望已与澳大利亚冲浪救生协会（Surf Life Saving Australia）、澳大利亚冲浪运动协会（Surfing Australia）建立合作关系，并为志愿救援组织、社区团体以及冲浪救助国际（SurfAid International）、澳大利亚冲浪者基金会（Surfrider Foundation Australia）等公益慈善机构提供支持。

海岸守望始终秉持“将海岸风貌传递给全体澳大利亚民众与海外访客”的宗旨，立志成为所有海岸活动参与者的首选参考平台。基于此目标，海岸守望将充分整合自身全部资源，助力开展科学合理的海岸带研究与管理工作。