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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2022

Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Feb 2022, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Rustington recorded 672 observations across all 28 days of February 2022. Average wave height was 4.4 ft, with a 4.3-second period; water temperature averaged 8.5°C, while wind averaged 0 mph. Across five historical Februarys, average wave height was 3.9 ft, wave period 8.1 seconds and water temperature 17.3°C.

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Average Wave Height

4.4ft
Observed range: 1 — 21.5ft

Average Wave period

4.3secs
Observed range: 3 — 10secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

8.5°C
Observed range: 7.4 — 9.5°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 3,331 observations across 5 years.

Wave Height
4.4ft
0.5ft above average
Historical average 3.9ft
Wave Period
4.3s
3.8s below average
Historical average 8.1s
Water Temperature
8.5°C
8.8°C below average
Historical average 17.3°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 Feb 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
44SW7.9
34SW8.0
23SSW8.0
44SW8.1
44SW8.0
75SW8.9
34SW8.6
34SW8.8
34SSW8.9
24SW8.8
23SW8.6
44SSW8.7
85SSW9.0
44SSW9.1
54SW9.0
75SW9.1
55SW9.1
96SSW8.9
65SW8.5
75SW8.5
65SW8.3
45SW8.3
34SW8.3
55SW8.3
35SW8.2
34S8.2
55SE8.1
44S8.1
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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