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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.

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Rustington 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.

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Average Wave Height

1.5ft
Observed range: 0.5 — 9ft

Average Wave period

7.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 20secs

Available for 644 of 658 observations

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

12.6°C
Observed range: 10 — 15.8°C

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.

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 May 2018last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
24SSW10.4
-6SSW10.6
28SW10.8
110SSW11.0
18S11.3
17S11.9
19SSW12.4
27SW12.1
213SW12.2
314SW12.1
28SSE12.3
210SSW12.4
210SW12.5
25NW12.7
27S12.9
24NE12.8
25ESE12.7
14SE12.8
16SSE12.9
14SE13.0
15SSE13.1
15WNW13.4
25NNE13.4
16ENE13.3
1-SSW13.6
16SE13.7
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14ESE14.6
16SSE14.5
1-SW14.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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