Rustington wave buoy daily averages for May 2024
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for May 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysRustington recorded 1,435 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days in May 2024, representing 103% coverage of the 31-day period. Average wave height was 1.6 ft (0.3–6 ft), wave period 3.4 seconds (2–6 seconds), and water temperature 14.1°C (11.4–16.4°C); no wind observations were recorded. Across seven historical same-month years, average wave height was 1.9 ft, wave period five seconds and water temperature 13°C.
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 Mays
Historical baseline from 5,655 observations across 7 years.
- Wave Height
- 1.6ft
- 0.3ft below average
- Historical average 1.9ft
- Wave Period
- 3.4s
- 1.6s below average
- Historical average 5s
- Water Temperature
- 14.1°C
- 1.1°C above average
- Historical average 13°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 Wed, May 1, 2024
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.