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)20-06-2025 19:00
Latitude51.06270
Longitude1.12852
Wave Height (m)0.35
Max Wave Height (m)0.48
Tpeak (s)3.5
Tz (s)2.9
Peak Direction (degrees)94
Spread (degrees)24
Sea Temp (°C)16.6
Energy Period (s)3.2
Wave Power (kW/m)0.19

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)20-06-2025 19:40
Air Pressure (mb)1013.3
Wind Speed (knots)7
Wind Speed (ms-1)3.5
Gust Speed (knots)19.2
Gust Speed (ms-1)9.6
Wind direction (°)70
Air Temperature (°C)21.5
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)49.9