OceanPulse 🌊

OceanPulse is an advanced full-stack marine intelligence dashboard featuring real-time simulated marine weather, swell and tide tracking, wave trends, and a specialized AI chat assistant powered by Gemini.

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🚀 Local Development Setup

To run this application locally, follow these steps:

1. Install dependencies

npm install

2. Set up environment

cp .env.example .env.local
# Edit .env.local and add your GEMINI_API_KEY

3. Run dev server

npm run dev

4. Open http://localhost:3000

Once the dev server is active, open your browser and navigate to: 👉 http://localhost:3000

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🛠 Features

• Tide Chart: Interactive tide elevation tracker with current phase status.
• Wave Trend Chart: Historical and current wave heights paired with wave period trends.
• Swell Compass: Vector direction visualizer for wind and swells.
• Ocean Pulse Simulator: Adjustable slider dashboard controlling wind, wave, and current parameters.
• Oceanic AI Chat: Direct integration with Gemini API to consult with marine biologists and weather models.
• Full-Stack Node/Express + Vite Integration: High-performance, low-latency API proxy server for secure backend calls.