Please note: In many cases, the station position in our database is accurate
to only one minute. Thus, the tide gauge may not appear to be on the coast.
Fishguard I 170/183 RLR(1982) is 12.3m below BM SM9513 3874
Documentation added 1992-07-14
AUGUST 1976-SEPTEMBER 1977: GAUGE FAULTS RESULTED IN RANDOM DATUM ERRORS - TREAT WITH CAUTION
Documentation added 1993-07-12
Fishguard I 170/183 RLR(1982) is 12.3m below BM SM9513 3874
Documentation added 1994-07-20
A Lea stilling well gauge was installed in 1958, moved to a new site sometime before October 1975 (date uncertain). Fishguard (170/183) was replaced by Fishguard II (170/184). Fishguard is an historic station last data 1986 see above comment.
Documentation added 2001-01-02
Recent work on vertical land movements in the UK can be found from the University of Nottingham web site: http://ukcogr.iessg.nottingham.ac.uk/~eosi/ PRIOR TO 1963 VALUES BASED ON 8 READINGS/DAY. STABILITY IN DOUBT UNTIL AT LEAST 1972 AND RELIABILITY IN QUESTION UNTIL REMOVAL IN 1988
Data Authority
British Oceanographic Data Centre National Oceanography Centre Joseph Proudman Building, 6 Brownlow Street Liverpool L3 5DA