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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2017

Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Jul 2017, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Rustington’s wave buoy recorded 744 observations in July 2017, covering 32 observed days against 31 calendar days. Average wave height was 2.3 ft, with periods averaging 4.8 seconds, while water temperature averaged 19.2°C; no wind values were supplied.

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Average Wave Height

2.3ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 6.6ft

Average Wave period

4.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 12secs

Available for 740 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

19.2°C
Observed range: 17.5 — 20.8°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 604 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
2.3ft
0.4ft above average
Historical average 1.9ft
Wave Period
4.8s
0.8s below average
Historical average 5.6s
Water Temperature
19.2°C
1.2°C above average
Historical average 18°C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Rustington. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements. To open hourly observations, use a linked day name in the table.

About Rustington wave buoy

Rustington is a Datawell Directional WaveRider station off the West Sussex coast. First deployed in June 2003, it records waves approaching the shoreline between Littlehampton and Worthing. Available observations include wave height, period and direction, sea temperature and calculated wave power.

Rustington wave buoy daily averages Jul 2017last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
25SW18.7
25SW18.9
34SW18.7
15SW18.7
14SSE19.1
24ESE19.1
23WSW19.2
14SW19.6
16S19.8
25SW19.9
35SW20.1
25S19.9
27S19.7
25SW19.7
25SW19.8
24SW19.9
14ESE20.0
24ESE19.8
24S19.7
34SW19.7
45SSW19.6
35SSW19.6
35SSW19.3
24WSW19.1
15SW19.1
35SW19.1
45SW18.9
56SW18.2
36SSW17.8
35SW17.9
34SW17.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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