Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2019 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.4 — 11.5 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
2 — 29 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
60 °C
59.5 — 61.9 °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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 7 | ESE | 61.1 | |
| 1 | 12 | SSW | 61.1 | |
| 1 | 14 | SSW | 61.1 | |
| 1 | 13 | SSW | 60.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 60.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 60.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 60.4 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 60.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 60.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 60.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 60.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 60.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 60.0 | |
| 3 | 8 | SW | 59.9 | |
| 5 | 8 | SW | 59.9 | |
| 7 | 8 | SW | 59.9 | |
| 7 | 8 | SW | 59.8 | |
| 6 | 9 | SW | 59.7 | |
| 6 | 8 | SW | 59.6 | |
| 7 | 7 | SSW | 59.7 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 59.7 | |
| 6 | 8 | SW | 59.9 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 59.9 | |
| 4 | 7 | SW | 59.9 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 59.9 | |
| 6 | 6 | S | 59.9 | |
| 4 | 11 | SW | 59.9 | |
| 6 | 8 | SW | 60.0 | |
| 7 | 8 | SSW | 60.0 | |
| 4 | 8 | SSW | 59.9 | |
| 3 | 9 | SW | 59.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.