Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2014 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.4 — 12.3 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
W
Average Water temperature
14 °C
0 — 16.5 °C
About Rhyl Flats wave buoy
Rhyl Flats (CCO station 100) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 53.3817°N, 3.6009°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | SSW | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 13.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | NE | 13.4 | |
| 3 | 5 | W | 13.5 | |
| 3 | 4 | WSW | 13.5 | |
| 4 | 5 | W | 13.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | WNW | 13.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | WNW | 13.7 | |
| 3 | 4 | W | 13.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | WNW | 13.7 | |
| 9 | 7 | WNW | 14.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | WNW | 14.2 | |
| 4 | 5 | W | 14.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 14.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | ENE | 14.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | NNE | 14.1 | |
| 4 | 5 | NNE | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 14.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 14.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | WNW | 14.7 | |
| 3 | 4 | W | 14.9 | |
| 2 | 3 | SE | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | WNW | 15.4 | |
| 3 | 6 | NW | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | WSW | 15.9 | |
| 4 | 5 | WNW | 16.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | WSW | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 16.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | NW | 16.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.