Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2019 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.2 — 16.7 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
NE
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.9 — 10.2 °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 | NNE | 10.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 9.8 | |
| 4 | 5 | NW | 9.6 | |
| 8 | 8 | WNW | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | SSW | 10.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 10.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 10.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 9.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | ENE | 9.8 | |
| 0 | 6 | NNW | 9.6 | |
| 0 | 6 | NNW | 9.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 9.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | N | 8.4 | |
| 3 | 4 | E | 8.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | ENE | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | E | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | NNE | 8.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | N | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 8.1 | |
| 2 | 3 | E | 8.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | ENE | 8.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | NW | 8.2 | |
| 3 | 5 | WNW | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 8.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.