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Rustington wave buoy monthly averages for 2021 last observation shown oldest observation available

Average Wave Height

3 ft
0.3 — 14.7 ft

Average Wave period

4 secs
2 — 10 secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

13 °C
5.5 — 20.6 °C
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About Rustington wave buoy

Rustington (CCO station 78) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7345°N, 0.4933°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

Rustington wave buoy monthly averages 2021 last observation shown Dec 2021
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
3 4 SSW 10.5
2 4 SW 12.7
3 4 SSW 16.0
2 3 SSW 18.5
2 3 SSW 18.5
2 3 SSW 18.1
1 3 SSW 16.1
3 4 SSW 11.7
2 3 SSE 9.1
3 4 SSW 7.8
4 5 S 6.9
3 4 SSW 7.6
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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