Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2024
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Aug 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn August 2024, Rustington recorded 1,486 wave buoy observations across 32 observed days, exceeding the 31 calendar days; the period was not partial. Average wave height was 2.4 ft, ranging from 0.6 to 7.7 ft, while average wave period was 3.5 seconds, ranging from 2 to 8 seconds. Water temperature averaged 19.8°C, from 18.4 to 21.3°C; wind data were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
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Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Augusts
Historical baseline from 6,631 observations across 8 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.4ft
- 0.3ft above average
- Historical average 2.1ft
- Wave Period
- 3.5s
- 1s below average
- Historical average 4.5s
- Water Temperature
- 19.8°C
- 0.2°C above average
- Historical average 19.6°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 Thu, Aug 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.