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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.

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Period Summary

AI-generated summary. Hog Says

Rustington 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.

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Average Wave Height

3.2ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 11ft

Average Wave period

4secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

10.5°C
Observed range: 7.4 — 12.5°C

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.

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 Dec 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
54SW11.7
23W10.3
44SSW9.9
34SW9.7
34SW9.4
34SSW9.2
65SSW9.4
65SW11.0
54SW11.6
44SW11.2
34SSW10.7
44SSW10.8
44SSW10.8
24SW10.8
23SSW10.7
15SSW10.7
23SSE10.8
33ESE11.0
23ESE10.9
23ESE10.7
23ESE10.5
34SE10.3
44S10.1
35SSW10.0
34SSW10.1
34SSW10.2
24SSW10.1
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55SSW10.7
55SSW10.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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