National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes
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Note that these are real-time data and are not quality-controlled. Long-range graphs are plotted from a randomised subsample of half-hourly data.
New Brighton
Additional Information
| Wave buoy location | 53° 26.57' N 003° 02.06' W |
| Approximate water depth | 5 m CD |
| Approximate spring tidal range | 8.4 m |
| Storm alert threshold | 1.64 m |
Wave data are measured using a Datawell Directional Waverider Mk III buoy. The buoy was first deployed on 06 August 2014, at which time the magnetic declination at the site was 2.31° west, changing by 0.18° east per year. Wave direction is reported following the nautical convention, meaning that the direction is where the waves come from, measured clockwise from magnetic north.
The site was decommissioned on 21 April 2016.
| 21/04/2016 | The site, which was always intended as a short-term deployment, has now been de-commissioned |
| 08/09/2015 | Scheduled service |
| 09/09/2014 | The buoy came adrift this morning after the mooring had been cut; it has been recovered and will be re-deployed shortly |
