Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2025 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.4 — 6.4 ft
Average Wave period
3 secs
2 — 6 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
20 °C
18.5 — 20.8 °C
About Rustington wave buoy
Rustington (CCO station 78) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7345°N, 0.4933°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | SW | 19.1 | |
| 5 | 4 | SSW | 19.5 | |
| 4 | 4 | SSW | 19.6 | |
| 3 | 4 | SW | 19.7 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 19.8 | |
| 3 | 4 | SSW | 19.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | SSE | 19.6 | |
| 2 | 3 | SE | 19.6 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 19.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | S | 19.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | ENE | 19.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | ESE | 19.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | ESE | 19.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | ESE | 19.7 | |
| 3 | 3 | ESE | 19.9 | |
| 2 | 3 | ESE | 20.2 | |
| 1 | 3 | SSW | 20.3 | |
| 2 | 3 | SW | 20.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | SW | 20.0 | |
| 2 | 3 | S | 19.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | SE | 19.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 19.7 | |
| 2 | 3 | SW | 19.5 | |
| 2 | 3 | SW | 19.4 | |
| 2 | 3 | SW | 19.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | SW | 19.4 | |
| 2 | 3 | SW | 19.0 | |
| 4 | 4 | SW | 19.7 | |
| 3 | 3 | SW | 20.0 | |
| 1 | 3 | WSW | 19.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | W | 20.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme
.