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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysRustington’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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 721 of 723 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 722 of 723 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Tue, Dec 1, 2020
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.