The GlobWave Project is an initiative funded by ESA (and subsidised by CNES) through the Data User Element (DUE), which is a programmatic element of the 3rd period of the Earth Observation Envelope Programme (EOEP-3), an optional programme of the European Space Agency. Over the next three years, the GlobWave project will work towards improving the uptake of satellite-derived wind-wave and swell data by the scientific, operational and commercial user community.