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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2018

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

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Period Summary

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In March 2018, Rustington recorded 723 buoy observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% coverage of the 31-day calendar month; the period was not partial. Average wave height was 3.1 ft, ranging from 0.7 to 8.4 ft, while wave periods averaged 7.4 seconds, ranging from 2 to 17 seconds; no wind observations were available. Water temperature averaged 6.1°C, ranging from 4.4 to 7.5°C; one same-month historical year had averages of 3.2 ft wave height, 8.4 seconds and 8.7°C.

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Average Wave Height

3.1ft
Observed range: 0.7 — 8.4ft

Average Wave period

7.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 17secs

Available for 706 of 723 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

6.1°C
Observed range: 4.4 — 7.5°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 744 observations across 1 year.

Wave Height
3.1ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 3.2ft
Wave Period
7.4s
1s below average
Historical average 8.4s
Water Temperature
6.1°C
2.6°C below average
Historical average 8.7°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 Mar 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
67ESE4.8
56ESE4.7
45SE4.7
35S4.8
35S4.9
25S5.1
29SW5.2
46SW5.4
26S5.6
36S5.6
312SW5.8
48SSW6.0
310SW6.2
35SSE6.3
410S6.5
3-SSW6.8
46ESE6.8
46ESE6.5
35ESE6.1
25E6.1
27SSW6.2
36SW6.3
48SSW6.4
310SSW6.6
112SSW6.8
111SW7.0
36SSW7.1
28SW7.2
48SSW7.3
37S7.3
38SW7.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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