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 2007: Jul 8th, Jul 9th, Jul 10th, Jul 11th, Jul 13th, Jul 19th, Jul 29th, Jul 30th, Jul 31st, Aug 1st, Aug 4th, Aug 5th, Aug 7th, Aug 8th, Aug 9th, Aug 10th, Aug 11th, Aug 12th, Aug 20th, Aug 24th, Aug 25th, Aug 26th, Aug 27th, Sep 4th, Sep 5th, Sep 6th, Sep 8th, Sep 9th, Sep 15th, Sep 16th, Sep 22nd, Sep 23rd, Oct 4th.

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.