Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2018
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Dec 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysRustington wave buoy recorded 726 observations across all 31 days of December 2018. Average wave height was 4 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 12.6 ft, while the average wave period was 8.4 seconds, ranging from 3 to 20 seconds. No wind or water-temperature observations were recorded; two earlier same-month years averaged 3.2 ft wave height, an 8.1-second period and 10°C water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 725 of 726 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 713 of 726 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Available for 0 of 726 observations
Compared With Previous Decembers
Historical baseline from 1,470 observations across 2 years.
- Wave Height
- 4ft
- 0.8ft above average
- Historical average 3.2ft
- Wave Period
- 8.4s
- 0.3s above average
- Historical average 8.1s
- Water Temperature
- –
- Not enough comparable data
- Historical average 10°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sat, Dec 1, 2018
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.