Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 7.9 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
67 °C
63.6 — 68 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | S | 64.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | W | 64.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | E | 64.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | WNW | 66.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 66.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 66.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 66.8 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 66.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | E | 67.2 | |
| 1 | 11 | SW | 67.4 | |
| 1 | 12 | SW | 67.4 | |
| 1 | 12 | SW | 67.5 | |
| 2 | 13 | SSW | 67.7 | |
| 2 | 13 | SW | 67.7 | |
| 3 | 14 | SW | 67.7 | |
| 2 | 10 | SSW | 67.7 | |
| 3 | 9 | SW | 67.6 | |
| 5 | 11 | SSW | 67.4 | |
| 6 | 7 | SSW | 67.3 | |
| 4 | 5 | S | 67.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 67.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 67.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 67.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 67.3 | |
| 2 | 4 | ENE | 67.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 67.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 67.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 67.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 67.4 | |
| 2 | 8 | WSW | 67.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.