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)
06-06-2023 09:3051.062631.126830.450.7953.1972014.23.70.36
Date Highest Hs 2023 Storm Alert Threshold
(0.25 yr Return Period Hs)
Swell Alert Threshold
(0.25 yr Return Period Te)
07-01 2.4m 2.50m 9.21s