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Weather and Tides

Southampton Airport

6°/42F
WSW WSW
7kt
Light rain 0.33mm
  • Pressure: 993mb
  • Wave height: 1.6m
  • Wave direction: SSW
  • Wave period: 6.00s
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Southampton

HW 00:22 4.8m LW 06:11 0.5m
HW 12:40 4.8m LW 18:34 0.3m

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