Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2024 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.2 — 34.1 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2 — 13 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.3 — 9.9 °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 | 4 | W | 8.1 | |
| 4 | 4 | WNW | 8.1 | |
| 3 | 3 | WNW | 8.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 8.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 7.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNW | 8.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | WNW | 8.7 | |
| 5 | 4 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 11 | 6 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 5 | 4 | WNW | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | WNW | 8.5 | |
| 7 | 5 | NW | 8.7 | |
| 4 | 4 | W | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | WSW | 8.6 | |
| 3 | 4 | WNW | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | WNW | 8.4 | |
| 4 | 4 | WNW | 8.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNW | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 2 | NE | 8.2 | |
| 1 | 2 | NE | 7.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | NNE | 8.0 | |
| 4 | 4 | N | 8.2 | |
| 9 | 5 | NNW | 9.1 | |
| 13 | 6 | NW | 9.8 | |
| 5 | 4 | WNW | 9.6 | |
| 4 | 4 | WNW | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | W | 9.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 9.6 | |
| 5 | 4 | NW | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | W | 9.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.