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 31 swim dates in our solo swims database during 2008: Jun 24th, Jul 12th, Jul 13th, Jul 14th, Jul 16th, Jul 23rd, Jul 26th, Jul 27th, Jul 28th, Jul 31st, Aug 6th, Aug 7th, Aug 8th, Aug 15th, Aug 22nd, Aug 23rd, Aug 27th, Aug 28th, Aug 29th, Aug 30th, Sep 8th, Sep 10th, Sep 11th, Sep 12th, Sep 13th, Sep 14th, Sep 16th, Sep 19th, Sep 20th, Sep 27th, 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.