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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2020

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

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In August 2020, Rustington recorded 744 wave-buoy observations across 32 observed days. Average wave height was 2.3 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 10.8 ft, while wave periods averaged 5.8 seconds and water temperatures averaged 19.7°C; no wind data were available. For the four-year same-month comparison, average wave height was 2.2 ft, wave period 5.4 seconds and water temperature 19.8°C.

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Average Wave Height

2.3ft
Observed range: 0.3 — 10.8ft

Average Wave period

5.8secs
Observed range: 2 — 13secs

Available for 739 of 744 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

19.7°C
Observed range: 17.6 — 21.8°C

Compared With Previous Augusts

Historical baseline from 2,924 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
2.3ft
0.1ft above average
Historical average 2.2ft
Wave Period
5.8s
0.4s above average
Historical average 5.4s
Water Temperature
19.7°C
0.1°C below average
Historical average 19.8°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 Aug 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
38SW19.2
35SW19.2
25SW19.2
24SW19.2
24SSW19.2
18SW19.4
110SSW19.6
18SSW19.8
15SE20.0
15SSE20.3
17SSW20.8
17S21.1
15SSE21.1
15SSW21.0
16SW20.8
14SSE20.8
13SSW20.8
24SW20.9
34S20.9
38SSW20.8
67SW20.7
67SW19.5
46SW19.0
35SW19.0
76SSW18.8
68SW18.8
37SSW18.8
37SW18.8
25NW18.5
24NNE18.0
15SE17.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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