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)21-05-2026 10:00
Latitude51.06258
Longitude1.12732
Wave Height (m)0.4
Max Wave Height (m)0.68
Tpeak (s)3.6
Tz (s)3
Peak Direction (degrees)203
Spread (degrees)30
Sea Temp (°C)13.7
Energy Period (s)3.5
Wave Power (kW/m)0.28

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)21-05-2026 11:00
Air Pressure (mb)1018.8
Wind Speed (knots)6
Wind Speed (ms-1)3.1
Gust Speed (knots)12.8
Gust Speed (ms-1)6.6
Wind direction (°)230
Air Temperature (°C)15.1
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)70.4