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)19-08-2026 01:00
Latitude51.06276
Longitude1.12801
Wave Height (m)0.71
Max Wave Height (m)0.99
Tpeak (s)5.3
Tz (s)3.6
Peak Direction (degrees)191
Spread (degrees)32
Sea Temp (°C)21.4
Energy Period (s)4.4
Wave Power (kW/m)1.08

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)19-08-2026 01:50
Air Pressure (mb)998.9
Wind Speed (knots)7.2
Wind Speed (ms-1)3.7
Gust Speed (knots)12.2
Gust Speed (ms-1)6.3
Wind direction (°)260
Air Temperature (°C)18.9
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)69.7