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)22-04-2026 08:00
Latitude51.06251
Longitude1.12734
Wave Height (m)0.76
Max Wave Height (m)1.14
Tpeak (s)4.6
Tz (s)3.2
Peak Direction (degrees)93
Spread (degrees)18
Sea Temp (°C)11.4
Energy Period (s)3.8
Wave Power (kW/m)1.08

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)22-04-2026 08:40
Air Pressure (mb)1016.9
Wind Speed (knots)10.1
Wind Speed (ms-1)5.2
Gust Speed (knots)24.3
Gust Speed (ms-1)12.5
Wind direction (°)70
Air Temperature (°C)11.2
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)59.6