Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 9.8 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 18 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
16 °C
14.7 — 19.4 °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 | 4 | WNW | 15.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | WNW | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 15.8 | |
| 2 | 3 | E | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | NNW | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 15.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 15.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 15.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | NW | 15.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | W | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 15.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | NW | 15.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNW | 15.2 | |
| 4 | 5 | NW | 15.4 | |
| 6 | 6 | NW | 15.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | NW | 15.6 | |
| 4 | 5 | WNW | 16.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | NW | 16.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | WNW | 16.5 | |
| 4 | 6 | NW | 16.6 | |
| 3 | 5 | WNW | 16.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | WNW | 16.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | WNW | 16.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | WNW | 17.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 17.1 | |
| 2 | 3 | ESE | 17.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNW | 17.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNW | 17.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.