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)16-11-2025 05:30
Latitude51.06260
Longitude1.12736
Wave Height (m)0.35
Max Wave Height (m)0.46
Tpeak (s)5.9
Tz (s)3.7
Peak Direction (degrees)93
Spread (degrees)16
Sea Temp (°C)14.2
Energy Period (s)5
Wave Power (kW/m)0.3

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)16-11-2025 06:30
Air Pressure (mb)999.8
Wind Speed (knots)8.7
Wind Speed (ms-1)4.5
Gust Speed (knots)16.1
Gust Speed (ms-1)8.3
Wind direction (°)20
Air Temperature (°C)10.5
Rainfall (mm)0
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)83.5