Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2021 last observation shown Data available: to Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 4.4 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2 — 8 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSE
Average Water temperature
9 °C
8.4 — 9.9 °C
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.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | SE | 9.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 9.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | NE | 9.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSE | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 3 | ESE | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | ESE | 9.9 | |
| 3 | 3 | ESE | 9.9 | |
| 3 | 3 | ESE | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | ESE | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | SSE | 9.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 9.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 9.2 | |
| 1 | 4 | S | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | ESE | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | ESE | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | E | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | W | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | WNW | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | WNW | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | SSE | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | ESE | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 3 | ESE | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | SE | 9.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.