The Wave Agitation Forecasting Platform is designed for use by port authorities and maritime stakeholders to monitor, in real time, wave-induced disturbance within harbor basins and to support decision-making for optimizing vessel berthing allocation and port service scheduling over the coming days. By providing high-resolution forecasts of wave agitation, the platform helps reduce vessel waiting times, improve the efficiency and quality of port services, and enhance overall maritime safety by minimizing the risk of accidents.
It integrates marine state data from leading European and international databases such as Copernicus and NOAA, covering offshore and deep-water conditions near port entrances. In addition, it relies on advanced numerical wave propagation modelling (Maris HMS by Scientia Maris), which simulates key wave transformation processes including shoaling, refraction, diffraction, (partial) reflection, breaking, and more.
The model outputs can be further enhanced through Machine Learning techniques that enable rapid, near real-time forecasting for the next hours and days. The interactive map below presents representative applications of the system for the Port of Piraeus in Greece and the Port of Limassol in Cyprus, demonstrating its operational value in different maritime environments.