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.

Swanage Pier

Tide Levels and Harmonics

  

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)15-01-2026 14:30
Latitude-
Longitude-
Wave Height (m)0.79
Max Wave Height (m)1.37
Tpeak (s)6.1
Tz (s)5
Peak Direction (degrees)-
Spread (degrees)-
Sea Temp (°C)-
Energy Period (s)-
Wave Power (kW/m)-

Latest Tide Data

Latest Tide data
Time (GMT)15-01-2026 15:20
Elevation1.73
Residual0.24
Next HW19:57, 1.79
Next LW02:00, 1.43
Highest Date08-01-2026
Highest Value2.55m
Lowest Date05-01-2026
Lowest Value0.28m

Latest Met Data

Latest Met data
Time (GMT)15-01-2026 15:20
Air Pressure (mb)994.8
Wind Speed (knots)8.7
Wind Speed (ms-1)4.5
Gust Speed (knots)11.6
Gust Speed (ms-1)6
Wind direction (°)210
Air Temperature (°C)8.6
Rainfall (mm)0.08
Erythemal Radiation (W/m2)-
UV Index-
Relative Humidity (%)88