Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Apr 2021
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Apr 2021, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn April 2021, Rustington recorded 719 observations across 31 observed days, against 30 calendar days. Average wave height was 1.6 ft, ranging from 0.3 to 4.4 ft, while the average period was 3.3 seconds; water temperature averaged 9.1°C, from 8.4 to 10.2°C, and recorded wind was 0 mph throughout. Across four historical same-month years, average wave height was 2 ft, period 7.5 seconds and water temperature 20.3°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 Aprils
Historical baseline from 2,776 observations across 4 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.6ft
- 0.4ft below average
- Historical average 2ft
- Wave Period
- 3.3s
- 4.2s below average
- Historical average 7.5s
- Water Temperature
- 9.1°C
- 11.2°C below average
- Historical average 20.3°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 Thu, Apr 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.