Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2023
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Dec 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn December 2023, Rustington recorded 1,392 wave buoy observations across 30 of 31 days (97% coverage). Average wave height was 4.5 ft, ranging from 0.1 to 10.8 ft, while the average wave period was 4.5 seconds, ranging from 2 to 7 seconds; water temperature averaged 10.1°C, from 1.8 to 11.2°C. No wind observations were recorded.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Available for 1,391 of 1,392 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Decembers
Historical baseline from 5,050 observations across 7 years.
- Wave Height
- 4.5ft
- 0.9ft above average
- Historical average 3.6ft
- Wave Period
- 4.5s
- 2.1s below average
- Historical average 6.6s
- Water Temperature
- 10.1°C
- 7.2°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.
Sorry, there is no wave data for Fri, Dec 1, 2023
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.