Where can I obtain UK sea level data?
(e.g. 15 minute or hourly values of sea level measured by the UK National Tide Gauge Network; recorded values of high and low waters; annual maximum and minimum levels etc.) Sea level data recorded at UK tide gauge stations are data banked and can be obtained from by National Tidal & Sea Level Facility. 3. What is meant by terms such as ‘a large high tide’? Oceanographers refer to the observed level of the sea at any moment as ‘sea level’ or ‘still water level’ (i.e. the level not including high frequency changes due to waves). This level includes components due to the ‘astronomical tide’ (due to the Moon and the Sun, see ), to the action of winds and air pressures especially at times of major storms (known as ‘storm surges’) and to changes in the mean level (due to climate change or to vertical land movements – see below). Terms such as ‘tide level’ and ‘sea level’ are often confused. For example, an especially ‘high tide’ in winter would be most likely a result of a large value of th
