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The paper concerns the issues of possibility of using the hyperspectral (HS) remotely sensed data for studying various processing occurring on the water surface. A brief analysis covers the capabilities of several currently functioning HS systems, including the discussion of data availability issues for research purpose. The main focus is on the issues of development of the HS data processing subsystem in framework of the See the Sea (STS) information system. The STS system has been developed to provide the specialists studying the various processes on the surface of the World oceas with access to satellite data. Besides the querying and selection of the data required for the research, the system provides the scientists with various data analysis tools. The STS system has been designed to conduct the remote collaboration of the distributed research teams in framework of various scientific projects. The basic functionality of the HS data processing subsystem of the STS system has been demonstrated with a comparison of the instrument’s capabilities for water surface state assessment between HYPERION hyperspectrometer and OLI-TIRS multispectrometer installed on board the Landsat 8 satellite.