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Sandettie Lightship Buoy Data

All times are UTC/GMT, adjusted by one hour ahead during the summer to British Summer Time (BST).



All times are UTC/GMT, adjusted by one hour ahead during the summer to British Summer Time (BST).
Tidal range is the absolute difference between high and low Dover tides.

There were 17 swim dates with a total of 56 swims in our solo swims database during July 2018: 5th (5), 6th (5), 7th (6), 8th (3), 11th (2), 12th (1), 13th (1), 14th (1), 15th (3), 18th (1), 19th (3), 20th (6), 21st (7), 22nd (4), 24th (3), 25th (2), 26th (3). Highlight swim datesDarker shades mean more swims on a particular day.

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.