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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2020

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

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In March 2020, Rustington recorded 457 wave buoy observations across 21 of 31 days (68% coverage). Average wave height was 3.1 ft and wave period 6.3 seconds, while water temperature averaged 8.6°C; wind data were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

3.1ft
Observed range: 1 — 9.2ft

Average Wave period

6.3secs
Observed range: 2 — 17secs

Available for 443 of 457 observations

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

8.6°C
Observed range: 7.5 — 10.5°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 2,210 observations across 3 years.

Wave Height
3.1ft
0.1ft below average
Historical average 3.2ft
Wave Period
6.3s
1.6s below average
Historical average 7.9s
Water Temperature
8.6°C
16.6°C below average
Historical average 25.2°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 Mar 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
-8SW8.2
47SSW8.2
311SW8.1
39SSW8.0
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311SW9.1
36SW8.9
37SW9.0
211SSW9.2
35ESE9.0
46ESE8.8
46ESE8.8
45ESE8.7
37SE8.7
25SE8.7
25ESE8.7
24E8.7
34ENE8.7
45E8.5
25ESE8.3
35E8.3
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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