Weather
Here are a few useful links to local weather information:
XCWeather my favourite.
Langstone Harbour Board Weather Station
Windguru for Hayling Island giving forecast for wind speed, direction, temperature and wave height for Hayling Island.
Live weather reports from Chichester Harbour entrance: CHIMET
Live waether data from Langstone Harbour Board: Oceanwise
Tides
Langstone Harbour
www.hampshire-tides.comTides at Southsea Marina including access times
Portsmouth tides using Tide Times. You can select more local marks on the page such as Langstone Harbour entrance
UKHO Tidal Prediction for Portsmouth (the UKHO site may need a moment or two to load)
Download a document showing the tidal streams at each stage of the tide in the Eastern Solent area: Tidal Streams
Eastern Solent tidal flow chart which is as detailed as the Admiralty Tidal Atlas from Monty Mariner
Water temperatures go from a low of 5 degrees Centigrade in Winter to a high of nearly 20 degrees in Summer. The temperature profile lags behind the air temperature, as water stays warmer for longer which is why the water feels warm well into November and summer species stay on. Here is a chart based in readings taken at midday on the first day of each month in 2010, from the data archives available from the Chichester Bar weather station:
Sunrise and Sunset
Here’s an excellent site for detailed predictions of sunrise, sunset and light levels.