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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2017

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

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In September 2017, Rustington recorded 687 wave buoy observations across 31 observed days, compared with 30 calendar days. Average wave height was 2.8 ft, ranging from 0.6 to 10.8 ft, and average wave period was 6.6 seconds, ranging from 2 to 15 seconds. Water temperature averaged 17.5°C, while wind observations were unavailable; one same-month historical year averaged 2.3 ft waves, 7.4-second periods and 19.1°C water.

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Average Wave Height

2.8ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 10.8ft

Average Wave period

6.6secs
Observed range: 2 — 15secs

Available for 674 of 687 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

17.5°C
Observed range: 16 — 19.7°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 716 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
2.8ft
0.5ft above average
Historical average 2.3ft
Wave Period
6.6s
0.8s below average
Historical average 7.4s
Water Temperature
17.5°C
1.6°C below average
Historical average 19.1°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 Sep 2017last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
-5SW19.3
-4SW19.2
45S19.1
35SSW18.9
45SW18.9
36SW18.7
35SW18.5
56SW18.2
36SW18.0
46SW17.8
68SW17.5
57SW17.4
79SW17.4
48SW16.9
27SW16.8
16SW16.7
12NE16.7
17SW16.7
16SW16.6
24SW16.5
35SSW16.4
25SW16.5
26S16.6
37SSE16.7
2-SSW16.9
110SSW17.0
26SSE17.1
36SSW17.1
39SSW16.9
412SW16.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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