There's nothing like being on top of the ocean and getting in touch with the waves! (tropicalhelicopters.com)
You can see rip currents from the beach, because they move on top of the ocean outwardly from the beach, from right to left, left to right depending on the wind and swell direction. (surfclinics.com)
Some of those data points can be seen in this incredible video prepared at Goddard that layers sea surface temperature data on top of ocean current data to create a powerful representation. (planet3.org)