Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Sep 2024
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Sep 2024, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysIn September 2024, Rustington recorded 1,428 wave buoy observations across 31 observed days, compared with 30 calendar days. Average wave height was 2.4 ft and wave period 3.5 seconds, with ranges of 0.4–11 ft and 2–19 seconds; water temperature averaged 17.9°C, ranging from 16.1°C to 19.6°C. Wind observations were unavailable.
Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.
Average Wave Height
Available for 1,425 of 1,428 observations
Average Wave period
Available for 1,427 of 1,428 observations
Average Wave Direction
Average Water temperature
Compared With Previous Septembers
Historical baseline from 5,759 observations across 8 years.
- Wave Height
- 2.4ft
- 0.1ft above average
- Historical average 2.3ft
- Wave Period
- 3.5s
- 1.5s below average
- Historical average 5s
- Water Temperature
- 17.9°C
- 7°C below average
- Historical average 24.9°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 Sun, Sep 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.