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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Latest Waves Data

Time (GMT)LatitudeLongitudeWave Height (m)Max Wave Height (m)Tpeak (s)Tz (s)Peak Direction (degrees)Spread (degrees)Sea Temp (°C)Energy Period (s)Wave Power (kW/m)
04-06-2023 04:0050.11219-5.501400.240.436.34.315222155.90.17
Date Highest Hs 2023 Storm Alert Threshold
(0.25 yr Return Period Hs)
Swell Alert Threshold
(0.25 yr Return Period Te)
31-03 3m 3.12m 11.75s