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Rustington wave buoy monthly averages for 2017 last observation shown Data available:  to 

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.4 — 5.1 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
2 — 22 secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

13 °C
5.7 — 20.8 °C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Rustington. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements.

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.

Rustington wave buoy monthly averages 2017 last observation shown
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 7 SSW 7.9
3 10 SSW 7.2
3 9 SSW 8.8
2 6 SSW 11.3
2 6 S 13.2
2 7 SSW 17.3
2 5 SSW 19.3
2 5 SW 18.7
2 7 SSW 17.5
3 7 SW 15.7
2 6 SW 12.8
2 8 SW 9.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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