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.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn 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.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 739 of 744 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Sat, Aug 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.