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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.

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In 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.

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Average Wave Height

4.5ft
Observed range: 0.1 — 10.8ft

Average Wave period

4.5secs
Observed range: 2 — 7secs

Available for 1,391 of 1,392 observations

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

10.1°C
Observed range: 1.8 — 11.2°C

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.

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 Dec 2023last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
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13S8.8
75SSW9.7
65S9.8
35SW9.6
24SSW9.3
75S9.5
45SSW9.7
75SSW10.3
65SSW10.5
55SW10.1
44SSW10.2
34SW10.1
24SSW9.9
14SW9.8
23SW9.8
33SSW9.7
34SW9.8
45SW9.9
44SW9.8
55SW10.1
44SW10.1
54SW10.4
75SW10.8
65SW10.9
34SW10.8
75SSW10.7
85SSW10.6
55SW10.5
65SSW10.3
95SSW10.2
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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