Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
4 ft
0.7 — 13.4 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 22 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
64 °C
61.6 — 65.6 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 11 | SW | 63.4 | |
| 8 | 8 | SSW | 63.5 | |
| 7 | 9 | SSW | 62.2 | |
| 4 | 8 | SSW | 62.4 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSE | 62.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 62.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 62.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | ESE | 62.7 | |
| 3 | 6 | SE | 62.7 | |
| 4 | 11 | SSW | 63.0 | |
| 4 | 8 | ESE | 63.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | ESE | 63.4 | |
| 4 | 16 | SSW | 63.7 | |
| 4 | 9 | SE | 64.6 | |
| 3 | 12 | SW | 64.8 | |
| 3 | 9 | SSW | 65.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | SSW | 65.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | SW | 65.1 | |
| 5 | 7 | SSW | 64.9 | |
| 6 | 8 | SSW | 64.8 | |
| 6 | 7 | SSW | 64.7 | |
| 7 | 6 | S | 64.3 | |
| 6 | 6 | SSW | 64.3 | |
| 8 | 8 | S | 64.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | S | 64.2 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSE | 63.9 | |
| 5 | 10 | SSW | 63.8 | |
| 4 | 5 | SSW | 63.8 | |
| 1 | 10 | SW | 63.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | S | 64.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.