Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2016 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.5 — 5.9 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 20 secs
Average Wave Direction
SW
Average Water temperature
18 °C
0 — 20.2 °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 | 5 | WSW | 19.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 18.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 18.9 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 19.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 19.5 | |
| 2 | 4 | WSW | 19.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 19.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 19.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 19.3 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 19.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 19.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 18.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 18.5 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 18.1 | |
| 1 | 9 | SW | 17.7 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 17.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 17.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 17.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 16.8 | |
| 3 | 7 | SW | 16.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 16.8 | |
| 3 | 13 | SW | 17.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 17.4 | |
| 3 | 5 | WSW | 17.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 17.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 16.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 16.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 16.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 16.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.