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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2024

Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Mar 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Period Summary

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Rustington recorded 1,474 wave-buoy observations over 32 observed days in March 2024. Average wave height was 3.2 ft (0.8–11 ft), average wave period 4.3 seconds (3–8 seconds), and average water temperature 9.3°C (7.3–10.4°C). Across six same-month historical years, the averages were 3 ft wave height, 6.3 seconds wave period and 17.3°C water temperature.

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Average Wave Height

3.2ft
Observed range: 0.8 — 11ft

Average Wave period

4.3secs
Observed range: 3 — 8secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

9.3°C
Observed range: 7.3 — 10.4°C

Compared With Previous Marchs

Historical baseline from 4,151 observations across 6 years.

Wave Height
3.2ft
0.2ft above average
Historical average 3ft
Wave Period
4.3s
2s below average
Historical average 6.3s
Water Temperature
9.3°C
8°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 Mar 2024last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
65SSW8.6
65SSW8.5
25SW8.5
44SSW8.6
36SSW8.6
26SSW8.5
34SE8.7
44ESE8.7
34ESE8.7
25SSW8.7
14SW8.8
34SSW8.8
34SSW9.0
34SSW9.1
44SW9.3
25SSW9.4
34SSW9.5
24SW9.6
24SW9.7
27SW9.9
25SW9.9
24SW9.9
44SW9.9
34SW9.8
34S9.8
24SSE9.9
54SSW9.8
-6SSW9.8
-5SSW9.8
25SSW9.9
23SE10.0
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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