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)25-06-2025 01:00
Latitude51.06269
Longitude1.12857
Wave Height (m)0.38
Max Wave Height (m)0.67
Tpeak (s)4.6
Tz (s)3.3
Peak Direction (degrees)139
Spread (degrees)33
Sea Temp (°C)16.4
Energy Period (s)3.9
Wave Power (kW/m)0.28

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)25-06-2025 02:00
Air Pressure (mb)1003.7
Wind Speed (knots)7.6
Wind Speed (ms-1)3.8
Gust Speed (knots)15.4
Gust Speed (ms-1)7.7
Wind direction (°)250
Air Temperature (°C)15.7
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)89.2