Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2021
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Dec 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysRustington recorded 663 wave buoy observations across 29 of 31 days (94% coverage), with average waves of 3.2 ft and a 4-second period. Wave heights ranged from 0.8 to 11 ft, water temperatures from 7.4 to 12.5°C, and wind readings were 0 mph; across five comparable Decembers, average wave height was 3.7 ft, period 7.7 seconds and water temperature 20.1°C.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Decembers
Historical baseline from 3,658 observations across 5 years.
- Wave Height
- 3.2ft
- 0.5ft below average
- Historical average 3.7ft
- Wave Period
- 4s
- 3.7s below average
- Historical average 7.7s
- Water Temperature
- 10.5°C
- 9.6°C below average
- Historical average 20.1°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 Wed, Dec 1, 2021
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.