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)22-06-2025 22:30
Latitude51.06274
Longitude1.12859
Wave Height (m)0.64
Max Wave Height (m)0.98
Tpeak (s)3.6
Tz (s)2.8
Peak Direction (degrees)181
Spread (degrees)19
Sea Temp (°C)18
Energy Period (s)3.3
Wave Power (kW/m)0.65

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)22-06-2025 23:30
Air Pressure (mb)1003.2
Wind Speed (knots)12.4
Wind Speed (ms-1)6.2
Gust Speed (knots)27.6
Gust Speed (ms-1)13.8
Wind direction (°)240
Air Temperature (°C)17.2
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)71.9