Rustington wave buoy daily averages for May 2018
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for May 2018, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysRustington recorded 658 wave buoy observations across 30 of May 2018’s 31 days (97% coverage). Average wave height was 1.5 ft, with periods averaging 7.3 seconds, while water temperature averaged 12.6°C; wind data were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 644 of 658 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 721 observations across 1 year.
- Wave Height
- 1.5ft
- 0.4ft below average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 7.3s
- 1s above average
- Historical average 6.3s
- Water Temperature
- 12.6°C
- 0.6°C below average
- Historical average 13.2°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 Tue, May 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.