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Rhyl Flats wave buoy monthly averages for 2022 last observation shown Data available:  to 

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.2 — 55.1 ft

Average Wave period

3 secs
2 — 17 secs

Average Wave Direction

NW

Average Water temperature

12 °C
6.6 — 20.2 °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.

Rhyl Flats wave buoy monthly averages 2022 last observation shown Dec 2022
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 3 NW 8.0
2 3 WNW 12.1
2 3 NW 13.7
2 3 NE 17.7
2 3 NW 18.9
2 3 NW 17.4
2 3 NW 15.0
2 3 WNW 12.4
2 3 NNW 9.4
1 3 NNE 7.7
4 4 WNW 7.7
3 4 WNW 7.6
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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