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Sandettie Lightship Buoy Data

There were 43 swim dates in our solo swims database during 2024: Jun 5th, Jun 11th, Jun 12th, Jun 18th, Jun 23rd, Jun 24th, Jun 25th, Jun 26th, Jun 29th, Jun 30th, Jul 8th, Jul 11th, Jul 13th, Jul 15th, Jul 17th, Jul 18th, Jul 19th, Jul 20th, Jul 24th, Jul 27th, Jul 28th, Jul 29th, Jul 30th, Aug 1st, Aug 3rd, Aug 11th, Aug 13th, Aug 14th, Aug 16th, Aug 17th, Aug 18th, Aug 27th, Aug 28th, Aug 29th, Sep 1st, Sep 3rd, Sep 4th, Sep 6th, Sep 7th, Sep 14th, Sep 15th, Sep 28th, 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.