Channel Swimming & Piloting Federation "Nothing great is easy", Captain Matthew Webb

Sandettie Lightship Buoy Data

Daily values taken at 12 noon UTC.
Tidal range is the absolute difference between high and low Dover tides.

There were 33 swim dates in our solo swims database during 2010: Jul 1st, Jul 2nd, Jul 3rd, Jul 5th, Jul 6th, Jul 9th, Jul 10th, Jul 19th, Jul 20th, Jul 22nd, Jul 23rd, Jul 24th, Jul 26th, Aug 2nd, Aug 3rd, Aug 7th, Aug 8th, Aug 9th, Aug 18th, Aug 31st, Sep 1st, Sep 2nd, Sep 3rd, Sep 4th, Sep 7th, Sep 9th, Sep 12th, Sep 13th, Sep 17th, Sep 18th, Sep 21st, Sep 22nd, Sep 28th.

Notes 

  • Data shown on these graphs are from the Sandettie Lightship Buoy automatic weather station. It is the closest station measuring sea temperatures and weather to the Channel swimming routes.
  • To track graph values move the mouse over the graph area. To change graph resolution, highlight the area of interest. To zoom out, double-click on the graph area.
  • Sandettie data is provided by the Met Office: it contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0. Please read our detailed notes on Sandettie data and interpreting these graphs and values.
  • Tide range data is calculated by the XTide freeware. See our Tides section for more information. 
  • If you have any suggestions or comments on how we presented this data, please contact us.