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 26 swim dates in our solo swims database during 2006: Jul 1st, Jul 4th, Jul 6th, Jul 18th, Jul 19th, Jul 21st, Jul 22nd, Jul 24th, Aug 4th, Aug 5th, Aug 6th, Aug 7th, Aug 16th, Aug 22nd, Aug 24th, Aug 25th, Aug 27th, Aug 29th, Aug 30th, Sep 5th, Sep 6th, Sep 11th, Sep 12th, Sep 13th, Sep 15th, Sep 17th.

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.