Rustington wave buoy daily averages for May 2023

Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for May 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Thu, Jun 1, 2023, 00:30

Data available: Sun, Jul 3, 2016 to Mon, Jul 27, 2026

Monthly averages for 2023

Period Summary

Hog Says

In May 2023, Rustington recorded 1,473 wave-buoy observations across 32 observed days, with average wave height of 1.7 ft and period of 3.3 seconds. Wave heights ranged from 0.6 to 4.1 ft, periods from 2 to 6 seconds, and water temperatures from 11.5 to 15.5°C, averaging 13.3°C; wind data were unavailable.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

Average Wave Height

1.7ft

0.6 — 4.1ft

Average Wave period

3.3secs

2 — 6secs

Average Wave Direction

SSE

Average Water temperature

13.3°C

11.5 — 15.5°C

Compared With Previous Mays

Historical baseline from 4,182 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height: 1.7ft; 0.3ft below average; Historical average 2ft
Wave Period: 3.3s; 2.3s below average; Historical average 5.6s
Water Temperature: 13.3°C; 0.4°C above average; Historical average 12.9°C

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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 May 2023last observation shown May 2023
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
May 1	1	4	SW	11.7
May 2	2	3	SE	11.8
May 3	3	4	ESE	11.9
May 4	3	3	ESE	12.0
May 5	1	4	SSW	12.2
May 6	2	4	SSW	12.3
May 7	2	4	SW	12.4
May 8	1	3	SSW	12.6
May 9	2	3	SSW	12.7
May 10	3	4	SW	13.0
May 11	2	4	SW	13.3
May 12	2	3	NNE	13.2
May 13	2	3	NE	13.3
May 14	1	3	SW	13.2
May 15	1	3	WNW	13.3
May 16	1	3	SSW	13.4
May 17	1	3	WSW	13.5
May 18	1	3	SE	13.7
May 19	1	3	SSE	13.8
May 20	2	3	ESE	13.8
May 21	2	3	ESE	13.7
May 22	1	3	ENE	13.7
May 23	1	3	E	13.8
May 24	1	3	S	14.1
May 25	1	3	E	14.3
May 26	2	3	ESE	14.3
May 27	2	3	ESE	14.5
May 28	2	3	E	14.5
May 29	3	3	ESE	14.4
May 30	3	4	ESE	14.3
May 31	3	3	ESE	14.4

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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