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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2021

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

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In September 2021, the Rustington wave buoy recorded 654 observations across 29 of 30 days. Average wave height was 1.9 ft, ranging from 0.4 to 7.8 ft, while the average wave period was 3.4 seconds; water temperature averaged 18.5°C, and recorded wind speed was 0 mph throughout.

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Average Wave Height

1.9ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 7.8ft

Average Wave period

3.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

18.5°C
Observed range: 17.3 — 19.3°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 2,979 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
1.9ft
0.7ft below average
Historical average 2.6ft
Wave Period
3.4s
2.9s below average
Historical average 6.3s
Water Temperature
18.5°C
11.8°C below average
Historical average 30.3°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.

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 Sep 2021last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
23E18.0
23ESE18.0
23ESE18.0
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13SSE18.5
13S18.7
23ESE18.8
13S18.9
23SW19.0
34SW19.1
13SW19.0
23ESE18.9
14SSE18.7
13SSW18.7
13SW18.8
13SSW18.9
13S18.8
14SW18.8
13NW18.6
14S18.6
14SW18.6
23WSW18.5
23SW18.5
14SSW18.5
23SSW18.5
54SSW18.5
54SSW18.0
34SW17.6
54SW17.5
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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