South Coast UK High Resolution Tidal Streams

Solent and Isle of Wight Tidal Streams

100m resolution model  with 15 minute time steps. Image Player times are in local time (BST in summertime). Grib files are in UTC.

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Details

This is a ground breaking hydrodynamic tidal model. With 548,618 individually calculated points it describes the tidal flow in the Solent and round the Isle of Wight in incredible detail.

The following animations demonstrate key areas of the model on a Spring tide

Model Area 

Central Solent 

Lepe 

Lymington and Yarmouth 

The Needles Channel 

ST Catherine's Point 

The Forts 

Bramble Bank