Rhyl Flats wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2025 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 8.6 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2 — 5 secs
Average Wave Direction
NW
Average Water temperature
7 °C
4.2 — 8.4 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | WNW | 6.6 | |
| 3 | 4 | NW | 6.7 | |
| 4 | 4 | NW | 6.9 | |
| 3 | 3 | NNW | 6.9 | |
| 2 | 3 | WNW | 7.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | ESE | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | WNW | 7.1 | |
| 6 | 4 | W | 7.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | W | 6.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | NW | 6.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | W | 6.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 6.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNE | 6.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 6.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 6.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | WNW | 6.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | WNW | 6.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | WNW | 6.6 | |
| 3 | 3 | SW | 6.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 6.4 | |
| 1 | 2 | E | 6.3 | |
| 1 | 3 | NNE | 6.1 | |
| 2 | 3 | NW | 6.3 | |
| 2 | 3 | NW | 6.6 | |
| 5 | 4 | NW | 7.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | NNW | 7.1 | |
| 3 | 3 | NE | 7.3 | |
| 2 | 3 | NW | 7.7 | |
| 4 | 4 | NW | 7.8 | |
| 3 | 3 | NNW | 8.0 | |
| 4 | 4 | WNW | 8.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.