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
Date/Time (GMT)18-04-2025 08:30
Latitude51.06250
Longitude1.12696
Wave Height (m)0.6
Max Wave Height (m)0.87
Tpeak (s)4.4
Tz (s)3.3
Peak Direction (degrees)170
Spread (degrees)17
Sea Temp (°C)11.1
Energy Period (s)3.7
Wave Power (kW/m)0.65

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Date/Time (GMT)18-04-2025 09:30
Air Pressure (mb)1004.4
Wind Speed (knots)4.2
Wind Speed (ms-1)2.1
Gust Speed (knots)10.4
Gust Speed (ms-1)5.2
Wind direction (°)70
Air Temperature (°C)10.9
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)69