Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2016 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 6.6 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
16 °C
0 — 17.8 °C
About Rustington wave buoy
Rustington (CCO station 78) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7345°N, 0.4933°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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 14.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 14.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 14.7 | |
| 2 | 7 | SE | 14.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | ESE | 14.7 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 14.6 | |
| 2 | 13 | SW | 14.6 | |
| 1 | 13 | SW | 14.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 14.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 15.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | SSW | 15.1 | |
| 5 | 6 | S | 15.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 15.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 15.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | ESE | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 6 | ESE | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 4 | E | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | NNE | 16.1 | |
| 1 | 12 | SSW | 16.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | ESE | 16.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | ESE | 16.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | ESE | 17.0 | |
| 4 | 8 | SE | 17.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSE | 17.2 | |
| 2 | 8 | SW | 17.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 17.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.