Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2018
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Apr 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn April 2018, Rustington recorded 693 wave buoy observations across 31 observed days, exceeding the 30 calendar days; coverage was not partial. Average wave height was 2.4 ft and period 9.3 seconds, with ranges of 0.6–7.5 ft and 2–22 seconds, while water temperature averaged 9.2°C (7.2–11.8°C). No wind observations were supplied; the one previous same-month year averaged 1.6 ft waves, 6.1-second periods and 11.3°C water.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 677 of 693 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Aprils
Historical baseline from 651 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 2.4ft
- 0.8ft above average
- Historical average 1.6ft
- Wave Period
- 9.3s
- 3.2s above average
- Historical average 6.1s
- Water Temperature
- 9.2°C
- 2.1°C below average
- Historical average 11.3°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 Sun, Apr 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.