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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2020

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

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Rustington wave buoy data for September 2020 covered 7 of 30 days, with 154 observations. Average wave height was 1.9 ft and period 5.1 seconds, while water temperature averaged 17.9°C; wind data were unavailable.

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Average Wave Height

1.9ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 5.5ft

Average Wave period

5.1secs
Observed range: 2 — 11secs

Available for 150 of 154 observations

Average Wave Direction

SW

Average Water temperature

17.9°C
Observed range: 17.4 — 18.2°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 2,825 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
1.9ft
0.7ft below average
Historical average 2.6ft
Wave Period
5.1s
1.2s below average
Historical average 6.3s
Water Temperature
17.9°C
13.1°C below average
Historical average 31°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 Sep 2020last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
14ESE17.8
16SSW17.9
45SW17.9
25SW17.9
24SW17.9
25SW17.8
17SSW17.9
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The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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