Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2024 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 8.9 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2 — 6 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
13 °C
12.5 — 14.4 °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 | 3 | WNW | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 13.1 | |
| 2 | 3 | WNW | 13.0 | |
| 3 | 3 | WNW | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 2 | SSW | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 3 | WNW | 12.9 | |
| 3 | 4 | WNW | 12.9 | |
| 4 | 3 | SSW | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 3 | WSW | 12.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | W | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | N | 13.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 13.1 | |
| 1 | 2 | ESE | 13.2 | |
| 3 | 4 | NNW | 13.3 | |
| 4 | 4 | WNW | 13.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | NW | 13.6 | |
| 3 | 4 | NNW | 13.7 | |
| 4 | 4 | N | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | W | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 13.9 | |
| 2 | 3 | SE | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 14.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 14.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | N | 13.9 | |
| 4 | 4 | NNW | 14.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.