UK Tide Gauge Network
The
UK National Tide Gauge Network was set up as a result of severe flooding
along the east coast of England in 1953 and is now owned and funded by the Environment Agency.
The network, run by the Tide Gauge Inspectorate, includes 45 gauges as illustrated in the map below, most of which are related through the national levelling network to Ordnance Datum Newlyn. Data are collected, processed and archived centrally to provide long time series (please see the individual tide gauge data availability) of reliable and accurate sea levels.
BODC has a special responsibility for the remote monitoring and retrieval of sea level data from the network. Daily checks are kept on the performance of the gauges and the data are downloaded weekly. These are then routinely processed and quality controlled prior to being made available for scientific use.
Data availability
- Processed data for the last three months are available by online request — charges may apply
- Annual and monthly files of processed data from 1915 to February 2013 are available for download — free of charge
- User customised time selection of processed data from 1915 to February 2013 are available for download — free of charge
- Raw data for the latest 'rolling' month are available for download — free of charge
- Annual reports are available for download
National Tidal & Sea Level Facility (NTSLF)
The UK Tide Gauge Network forms part of the National Tidal & Sea Level Facility (NTSLF) which is hosted by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) and is a consortium consisting of
- NOC science groups
- British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC)
- UK Tide Gauge Inspectorate
- POL Applications Group
Monthly and annual values of sea level are held by the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) and can be obtained from their web pages. Tidal predictions and tide tables are handled by the NOC Applications Group. Visit their web pages for further information.
Map of tide gauge sites
Individual tide gauge data availability
| Aberdeen | 1930-36, 1946-58, 1960-62, 1964-65, 1967-75,1980 onwards |
| Avonmouth | 1961-62, 1972-76, 1979-84, 1986 onwards |
| Bangor | 1994 onwards |
| Barmouth | 1987, 1991 onwards |
| Bournemouth | 1996 onwards |
| Cromer | 1973-74, 1976, 1982, 1988 onwards |
| Devonport | 1987, 1991 onwards |
| Dover | 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1934-36, 1938,1958 onwards |
| Felixstowe | 1982, 1984, 1986 onwards |
| Fishguard | 1963-71, 1973 onwards |
| Harwich | 2004 onwards |
| Heysham | 1964-69, 1971 onwards |
| Hinkley | 1990 onwards |
| Holyhead | 1964-73, 1977-85, 1987-91, 1995 onwards |
| Ilfracombe | 1968-71, 1977 onwards |
| Immingham | 1953, 1956-58, 1963 onwards |
| Jersey | 1992 onwards |
| Kinlochbervie | 1991 onwards |
| Leith | 1981, 1989 onwards |
| Lerwick | 1959-78, 1980 onwards |
| Liverpool - Princes Pier | 1927, 1963-1983, 1986 |
| Liverpool - Gladstone Dock | 1991 onwards |
| Llandudno | 1971, 1994 onwards |
| Lowestoft | 1964 onwards |
| Milford Haven | 1953-54, 1961-62, 1964-65, 1967 onwards |
| Millport | 1978, 1981-83, 1985 onwards |
| Moray Firth | 1994 onwards |
| Mumbles | 1989-93, 1997 onwards |
| Newhaven | 1982-87, 1991 onwards |
| Newlyn | 1915 onwards |
| Newport | 1993 onwards |
| North Shields | 1946-47, 1949-56, 1961, 1965-75, 1978 onwards |
| Port Ellen, Islay | 1979-80, 1991 onwards |
| Port Erin, Isle of Man | 1992-95, 1998 onwards |
| Portpatrick | 1968 onwards |
| Portrush | 1995 onwards |
| Portsmouth | 1991 onwards |
| Sheerness | 1952, 1958, 1965-75, 1980 onwards |
| Stornoway | 1976, 1978-81, 1983, 1985 onwards |
| St. Mary's | 1994 onwards |
| Tobermory | 1990 onwards |
| Ullapool | 1966-68, 1970-72, 1974-80, 1981, 1983,1985 onwards |
| Weymouth | 1989, 1991 onwards |
| Whitby | 1980 onwards |
| Wick | 1965-70, 1972 onwards |
| Workington | 1992 onwards |
Related BODC pages
| Sea level portal | Historical bottom pressure recorder data | |
| International sea level data | GLOSS Station Handbook |
Related external links
| National Oceanography Centre (NOC) | Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level (PSMSL) | |
| National Tidal & Sea Level Facility (NTSLF) | Environment Agency | |
| NOC Applications Group |
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