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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2020

Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Oct 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Rustington wave buoy records for October 2020 covered 11 of 31 days (35%), with 245 observations. Wave height averaged 5.1 ft, ranging from 1.1 to 9.8 ft, while water temperature averaged 14.2°C, ranging from 13.4 to 15.3°C; no wave-period values were recorded, and wind readings were 0 mph.

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Average Wave Height

5.1ft
Observed range: 1.1 — 9.8ft

Average Wave period

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Observed range: - — -secs

Available for 0 of 245 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

14.2°C
Observed range: 13.4 — 15.3°C

Compared With Previous Octobers

Historical baseline from 2,892 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
5.1ft
2.3ft above average
Historical average 2.8ft
Wave Period
Not enough comparable data
Historical average 6.8s
Water Temperature
14.2°C
13.5°C below average
Historical average 27.7°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 Oct 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
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5-SSW14.4
3-SSW14.0
3-SW13.9
6-SSW14.7
6-SSW15.1
4-SW14.8
5-SSW14.5
7-SW14.1
6-SW13.7
5-SW13.7
6-SSW13.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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