Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for May 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
1 ft
0.3 — 3.7 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 12 secs
Average Wave Direction
NNW
Average Water temperature
12 °C
10.2 — 14.8 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | NNE | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 14.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | NW | 14.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | SE | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | NE | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | NW | 13.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | NW | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 12.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | WSW | 12.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 12.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 12.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 12.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | WSW | 12.1 | |
| 2 | 3 | S | 12.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | W | 11.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | W | 11.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 11.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 11.5 | |
| 0 | 4 | N | 11.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 11.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 11.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNW | 11.1 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 10.9 | |
| 3 | 4 | NE | 11.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | NNE | 11.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | NNE | 10.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNE | 10.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | N | 10.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.