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 29 swim dates in our solo swims database during 2011: Jun 26th, Jul 10th, Jul 11th, Jul 20th, Jul 21st, Jul 25th, Jul 26th, Jul 27th, Jul 28th, Aug 3rd, Aug 5th, Aug 9th, Aug 12th, Aug 15th, Aug 19th, Aug 20th, Aug 21st, Aug 22nd, Aug 25th, Aug 30th, Sep 3rd, Sep 8th, Sep 15th, Sep 22nd, Sep 23rd, Sep 24th, Sep 25th, Sep 27th, Oct 2nd.

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.