The following currents exist in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans respectively:

• Atlantic Ocean: Gulf Stream, Brazilian Current, Falkland Current, Labrador Current, North Atlantic Drift.

• Pacific Ocean: North Equatorial Current, Equatorial Counter Current, West Wind Drift, California Current, Alaska Current, Kurushio, Oyashio

• Indian ocean: South Equatorial Current, West Australia Current, Auglhas Current.

• Winds influence the movement of the currents, as they drive their forward motion. Hence, the currents along the equator move linearly, whereas the currents in the lower and mid-latitudes move in the directions stipulated by the Coriolis force. In low pressure areas, there is an anti-clockwise motion, whereas in high pressure areas, the motion is clockwise.