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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2021

Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Feb 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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In February 2021, Rustington’s wave buoy recorded 668 observations across all 28 days. Average wave height was 3.9 ft, ranging from 0.6 to 8.7 ft, and average wave period was 4.7 seconds; wind readings were 0 mph throughout. Water temperature averaged 6.9°C, ranging from 5.5 to 8.2°C.

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Average Wave Height

3.9ft
Observed range: 0.6 — 8.7ft

Average Wave period

4.7secs
Observed range: 3 — 10secs

Average Wave Direction

S

Average Water temperature

6.9°C
Observed range: 5.5 — 8.2°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 2,663 observations across 4 years.

Wave Height
3.9ft
0.1ft above average
Historical average 3.8ft
Wave Period
4.7s
4.3s below average
Historical average 9s
Water Temperature
6.9°C
13.1°C below average
Historical average 20°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 Feb 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
36SSW7.7
55SSW7.6
45SSW7.7
35SSW7.7
24SSW7.8
24SSW7.8
33NE7.7
23ENE7.3
54ESE6.9
44SE6.7
54SE6.5
75ESE6.4
64ESE6.2
-5SSE5.9
55S5.8
55SSW5.9
55SSW6.0
55SSW6.0
55SSW6.2
65SSW6.7
35SW7.0
25SW6.7
44SSW6.8
55SSW7.1
36SSW7.0
15SSW6.9
15SSW7.1
34SSE7.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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