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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 42 swim dates in our solo swims database during 2022: Jun 21st, Jun 23rd, Jun 26th, Jul 4th, Jul 5th, Jul 6th, Jul 8th, Jul 10th, Jul 11th, Jul 12th, Jul 14th, Jul 18th, Jul 26th, Jul 28th, Jul 29th, Jul 31st, Aug 1st, Aug 4th, Aug 6th, Aug 7th, Aug 8th, Aug 12th, Aug 16th, Aug 17th, Aug 18th, Aug 21st, Aug 22nd, Aug 23rd, Aug 24th, Aug 25th, Sep 2nd, Sep 4th, Sep 10th, Sep 11th, Sep 12th, Sep 14th, Sep 15th, Sep 20th, Sep 21st, Sep 22nd, Oct 3rd, Oct 11th.

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.