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)18-07-2025 19:00
Latitude51.06274
Longitude1.12852
Wave Height (m)0.2
Max Wave Height (m)0.36
Tpeak (s)3.7
Tz (s)2.8
Peak Direction (degrees)163
Spread (degrees)40
Sea Temp (°C)19.3
Energy Period (s)3.6
Wave Power (kW/m)0.07

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)18-07-2025 20:00
Air Pressure (mb)1002.2
Wind Speed (knots)6.6
Wind Speed (ms-1)3.3
Gust Speed (knots)13.8
Gust Speed (ms-1)6.9
Wind direction (°)70
Air Temperature (°C)21.8
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)56.7