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.

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Live water level data (OD) Data (GMT) (updated every 5 seconds)

This one-second stream of data to the website is experimental and is being developed in conjunction with Fugro GB Limited

Latest Wave Data

Latest Wave Data
Time (GMT)11-05-2025 18:00
Latitude51.06251
Longitude1.12696
Wave Height (m)0.19
Max Wave Height (m)0.32
Tpeak (s)3.9
Tz (s)3
Peak Direction (degrees)98
Spread (degrees)21
Sea Temp (°C)12.9
Energy Period (s)3.6
Wave Power (kW/m)0.06

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)11-05-2025 19:10
Air Pressure (mb)1000.1
Wind Speed (knots)5.8
Wind Speed (ms-1)2.9
Gust Speed (knots)10.8
Gust Speed (ms-1)5.4
Wind direction (°)50
Air Temperature (°C)19
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)52.8