Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2019 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.3 — 11.6 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
N
Average Water temperature
10 °C
8 — 12 °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 | E | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNW | 9.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | NNW | 9.2 | |
| 2 | 8 | NNW | 9.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | WNW | 9.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | NE | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 3 | ENE | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | ENE | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNW | 9.1 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 9.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | NNW | 9.4 | |
| 5 | 6 | NNW | 9.6 | |
| 7 | 7 | N | 9.7 | |
| 3 | 6 | NW | 10.6 | |
| 8 | 8 | NW | 10.7 | |
| 7 | 7 | WNW | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 10.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | E | 10.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | N | 11.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | NE | 11.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 10.9 | |
| 5 | 6 | NNW | 11.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 11.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 11.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | NW | 11.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 11.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.