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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2020

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

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Rustington’s wave buoy recorded 723 observations across all 31 days of December 2020. Average wave height was 3.9 ft, ranging from 0.8 to 12.1 ft, while the average period was 4.3 seconds, ranging from 2 to 7 seconds. Average water temperature was 9.7°C, and wind readings averaged 0 mph; four historical years recorded average wave height of 3.7 ft, period of 8.5 seconds and water temperature of 22.7°C.

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Average Wave Height

3.9ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 12.1ft

Available for 721 of 723 observations

Average Wave period

4.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Available for 722 of 723 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

9.7°C
Observed range: 8.3 — 11.8°C

Compared With Previous Decembers

Historical baseline from 2,935 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
3.9ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 3.7ft
Wave Period
4.3s
4.2s below average
Historical average 8.5s
Water Temperature
9.7°C
13°C below average
Historical average 22.7°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 Dec 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
23NW11.1
13S10.7
54SSW10.5
34SW10.3
65S10.2
23ESE9.7
13SSE9.3
14SW9.0
24SW9.0
54SSE9.1
45SSW9.1
45SSW9.2
55SSW9.2
65SSW9.5
45SSW9.4
65S9.2
44SSW9.2
75SSW9.3
75SSW9.7
55SSW10.0
65SSW10.2
45SW10.6
55SSW10.6
33W10.3
23NW9.6
54SW9.5
86SSW9.7
45SSW9.5
25SSW9.2
24SW8.9
13SSW8.6
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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