Rustington wave buoy daily averages for May 2020
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for May 2020, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn May 2020, the Rustington wave buoy recorded 593 observations across 27 of 31 days. Average wave height was 1.9 ft and average wave period 6.2 seconds, with ranges of 0.4–6.3 ft and 2–18 seconds; water temperature averaged 12.7°C, ranging from 10.8–16.8°C. Wind data was unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 584 of 593 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Mays
Historical baseline from 2,106 observations across 3 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.9ft
- 0.2ft above average
- Historical average 1.7ft
- Wave Period
- 6.2s
- 0.6s below average
- Historical average 6.8s
- Water Temperature
- 12.7°C
- 0.3°C below average
- Historical average 13°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 Fri, May 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.