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 wave 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 Marine Ltd
Latest Wave Data
Date/Time (GMT)08-05-2021 06:00
Latitude51.06273
Longitude1.12696
Wave Height (m)0.86
Max Wave Height (m)1.39
Tpeak (s)4.2
Tz (s)3.2
Peak Direction (degrees)170
Spread (degrees)18
Sea Temp (°C)9.3
Latest Meteorological data
Date/Time (GMT)08-05-2021 07:00
Air Pressure (mb)999.9
Wind Speed (knots)12.4
Wind Speed (ms-1)6.2
Gust Speed (knots)25.6
Gust Speed (ms-1)12.8
Wind direction (°)160
Air Temperature (°C)8.2
Rainfall (mm)0.63
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)82.3
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