Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2018 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 7.7 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
N
Average Water temperature
5 °C
3.6 — 6.5 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | N | 6.0 | |
| 1 | 4 | N | 6.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | WNW | 5.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | W | 5.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 5.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 5.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | NW | 5.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 5.1 | |
| 2 | 4 | W | 4.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | WNW | 4.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNW | 4.7 | |
| 4 | 5 | NNE | 4.7 | |
| 5 | 5 | NE | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 5 | NE | 5.4 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 5.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | ENE | 5.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | E | 5.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 5.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 4.9 | |
| 1 | 10 | NW | 4.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 4.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | N | 4.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | WNW | 4.4 | |
| 1 | 6 | WNW | 4.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | NW | 4.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | NW | 4.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | NNE | 4.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | ENE | 4.2 | |
| 6 | 5 | NE | 4.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | NE | 4.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.