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 16:30
Latitude51.06262
Longitude1.12820
Wave Height (m)0.72
Max Wave Height (m)1.16
Tpeak (s)5.3
Tz (s)3.7
Peak Direction (degrees)91
Spread (degrees)14
Sea Temp (°C)11.6
Energy Period (s)4.4
Wave Power (kW/m)1.12

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)22-04-2026 17:10
Air Pressure (mb)1016.5
Wind Speed (knots)18.7
Wind Speed (ms-1)9.6
Gust Speed (knots)33.2
Gust Speed (ms-1)17.1
Wind direction (°)30
Air Temperature (°C)12.5
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)51.8