Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2019 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 4.9 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
2 — 17 secs
Average Wave Direction
S
Average Water temperature
50 °C
9.8 — 63.2 °C
Chart showing grouped wave observations for Rustington. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements.
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 | 5 | ESE | 61.2 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 61.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSW | 61.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 61.1 | |
| 3 | 5 | SE | 61.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 61.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 61.1 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 61.2 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 61.2 | |
| 3 | 7 | SE | 61.2 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSE | 61.1 | |
| 2 | 11 | SSW | 61.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | SE | 61.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | ESE | 60.9 | |
| 3 | 6 | SE | 60.9 | |
| 2 | 12 | SSW | 54.6 | |
| 1 | 11 | SSW | 39.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 37.8 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 38.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSE | 38.4 | |
| 1 | 9 | S | 32.2 | |
| 1 | 10 | SSW | 28.1 | |
| 1 | 9 | SSW | 36.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSW | 43.3 | |
| 4 | 5 | S | 37.1 | |
| 4 | 10 | SSW | 27.1 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 62.1 | |
| 3 | 7 | SW | 43.3 | |
| 1 | 9 | SW | 30.8 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 41.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.