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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for May 2023 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.6 — 4.1 ft

Average Wave period

3 secs
2 — 6 secs

Average Wave Direction

SE

Average Water temperature

13 °C
11.5 — 15.5 °C
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About Rustington wave buoy

Rustington (CCO station 78) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7345°N, 0.4933°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

Rustington wave buoy daily averages May 2023 last observation shown May 2023
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
3 3 ESE 14.4
3 4 ESE 14.3
3 3 ESE 14.4
2 3 E 14.5
2 3 ESE 14.5
2 3 ESE 14.3
1 3 E 14.3
1 3 S 14.1
1 3 E 13.8
1 3 ENE 13.7
2 3 ESE 13.7
2 3 ESE 13.8
1 3 SSE 13.8
1 3 SE 13.7
1 3 WSW 13.5
1 3 SSW 13.4
1 3 WNW 13.3
1 3 SW 13.2
2 3 NE 13.3
2 3 NNE 13.2
2 4 SW 13.3
3 4 SW 13.0
2 3 SSW 12.7
1 3 SSW 12.6
2 4 SW 12.4
2 4 SSW 12.3
1 4 SSW 12.2
3 3 ESE 12.0
3 4 ESE 11.9
2 3 SE 11.8
1 4 SW 11.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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