Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2016 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.5 — 15.4 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 15 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
12 °C
10 — 15.3 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | S | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | ESE | 9.9 | |
| 4 | 6 | ESE | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 10.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 11.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | ESE | 11.7 | |
| 4 | 6 | ESE | 12.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSE | 12.5 | |
| 9 | 8 | SSW | 12.5 | |
| 6 | 7 | S | 11.9 | |
| 8 | 10 | SSW | 12.3 | |
| 5 | 8 | SSW | 12.1 | |
| 5 | 8 | SW | 12.4 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 12.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 12.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 12.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 12.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 12.0 | |
| 5 | 6 | S | 12.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSW | 12.1 | |
| 3 | 9 | SW | 12.1 | |
| 5 | 8 | SSW | 11.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 12.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | N | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 3 | WNW | 13.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | W | 14.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 14.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | WSW | 14.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 15.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.