Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2023
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Aug 2023, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2023, Rustington recorded 1,483 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days, representing 103% of the 31-day calendar period. Average wave height was 2.2 ft, ranging from 0.5 to 8.4 ft, and average wave period was 3.5 seconds, ranging from 2 to 7 seconds; water temperature averaged 19°C, ranging from 18 to 20.6°C. No wind observations were supplied, while seven comparable Augusts averaged 2.1 ft wave height, a 4.8-second wave period and 19.8°C water temperature.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Average Wave period
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 5,148 observations across 7 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.2ft
- 0.1ft above average
- Historical average 2.1ft
- Wave Period
- 3.5s
- 1.3s below average
- Historical average 4.8s
- Water Temperature
- 19°C
- 0.8°C below average
- Historical average 19.8°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 Tue, Aug 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.