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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2018

Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Oct 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Rustington recorded 681 wave observations across 30 of 31 days in October 2018. Average wave height was 2.2 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 7.9 ft, while the average wave period was 7.2 seconds, ranging from 2 to 17 seconds; no wind or water-temperature observations were recorded.

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Average Wave Height

2.2ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 7.9ft

Average Wave period

7.2secs
Observed range: 2 — 17secs

Available for 660 of 681 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

-°C
Observed range: - — -°C

Available for 0 of 681 observations

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 1,468 observations across 2 years.

Wave Height
2.2ft
0.6ft below average
Historical average 2.8ft
Wave Period
7.2s
0.6s above average
Historical average 6.6s
Water Temperature
Not enough comparable data
Historical average 15.6°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 Oct 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
28WSW-
36SW-
25SW-
14SW-
13SSE-
24ENE-
25ESE-
13SW-
25SSW-
25SE-
45S-
67SSW-
511SSW-
39SW-
210SSW-
314SW-
213SW-
213SSW-
112SW-
112SW-
111SW-
26E-
25SW-
16SW-
15WSW-
25SW-
24WNW-
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24E-
24W-
45S-
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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