Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2018 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 7.9 ft
Average Wave period
5 secs
2 — 25 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
23 °C
18.2 — 76.3 °C
About Rustington wave buoy
Rustington (CCO station 78) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7345°N, 0.4933°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | SE | 69.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 44.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 18.5 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSW | 18.5 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 18.5 | |
| 4 | 6 | SSW | 18.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 18.9 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 19.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 19.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 19.3 | |
| 2 | 7 | SW | 19.3 | |
| 2 | 8 | SW | 19.2 | |
| 4 | 5 | SW | 19.3 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 19.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 19.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | SW | 20.1 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 20.4 | |
| 2 | 7 | SW | 20.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 20.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 20.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 20.4 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 20.8 | |
| 2 | 4 | WSW | 21.4 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 21.6 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 21.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSE | 21.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | ESE | 21.4 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 21.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 21.1 | |
| 1 | 8 | SW | 20.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | SW | 20.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.