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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2022

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

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Period Summary

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In September 2022, Rustington recorded 694 observations across 31 observed days, covering 103% of the 30-day calendar period. Average wave height was 1.9 ft and period 3.4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 18.9°C; wind readings averaged 0 mph throughout. Across six historical same-month datasets, the averages were 2.4 ft wave height, 5.7 seconds’ period and 28.2°C water temperature.

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Average Wave Height

1.9ft
Observed range: 0.4 — 9.6ft

Average Wave period

3.4secs
Observed range: 2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

18.9°C
Observed range: 16.1 — 20.5°C

Compared With Previous Septembers

Historical baseline from 3,633 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
1.9ft
0.5ft below average
Historical average 2.4ft
Wave Period
3.4s
2.3s below average
Historical average 5.7s
Water Temperature
18.9°C
9.3°C below average
Historical average 28.2°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 2022last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
23ESE20.0
13SE20.0
13S20.1
34S20.2
24S20.2
34SW20.2
34SSW20.0
54SSW19.9
44SW19.7
25SW19.6
14SSW19.6
23S19.7
23SSE19.7
24SSE19.6
13SW19.4
13WNW19.1
13SSW18.7
13SW18.5
13SW18.4
13SSW18.4
13SSW18.3
13SSW18.3
23SW18.3
13NNE18.1
23NNE17.9
34SW17.6
34SW17.2
24SW17.0
14SW16.9
44SSW16.7
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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