Rustington wave buoy observations on Tue, Aug 12, 2025

Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Tue, Aug 12, 2025, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Wed, Aug 13, 2025, 00:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily averages for Aug 2025

Period Summary

Hog Says

Rustington recorded 52 wave buoy observations on 12 August 2025, covering 36% of the period across two observed days. Wave heights averaged 1.6 ft, ranging from 1.1 to 2.7 ft, while wave periods averaged 3.3 seconds, ranging from 3 to 4 seconds. Water temperatures averaged 19.9°C, with no wind observations recorded.

Generated only from the observations and comparisons shown on this page.

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 hourly observations Tue, Aug 12, 2025last observation shown Wed, Aug 13, 2025
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Tue 01:00	3	3	ESE	20.0
Tue 01:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 01:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 01:30	2	3	ESE	20.1
Tue 01:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 01:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 02:00	3	3	ESE	20.1
Tue 02:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 02:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 02:30	2	3	ESE	20.0
Tue 02:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 02:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 03:00	2	3	ESE	19.9
Tue 03:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 03:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 03:30	2	3	SE	19.8
Tue 03:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 03:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 04:00	2	3	SE	19.7
Tue 04:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 04:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 04:30	2	4	ESE	19.7
Tue 04:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 04:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 05:00	2	4	SE	19.6
Tue 05:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 05:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 05:30	2	4	SE	19.6
Tue 05:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 05:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 06:00	2	4	ESE	19.6
Tue 06:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 06:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 06:30	2	3	SE	19.6
Tue 06:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 06:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 07:00	1	3	ESE	19.6
Tue 07:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 07:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 07:30	2	3	SE	19.6
Tue 07:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 07:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 08:00	1	3	SE	19.6
Tue 08:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 08:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 08:30	1	3	SE	19.6
Tue 08:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 08:46	1	3	SE	19.6
Tue 09:00	1	3	SE	19.7
Tue 09:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 09:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 09:30	1	3	SE	19.7
Tue 09:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 09:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 10:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 10:01	1	4	SSW	19.9
Tue 10:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 10:30	1	4	SW	20.1
Tue 10:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 10:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 11:00	1	4	SW	20.1
Tue 11:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 11:16	1	4	SW	20.2
Tue 11:30	2	4	SSW	20.2
Tue 11:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 11:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 12:00	2	4	SSW	20.2
Tue 12:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 12:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 12:30	-	-	-	-
Tue 12:31	2	4	SSW	20.2
Tue 12:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 13:00	2	4	SW	20.2
Tue 13:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 13:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 13:30	2	4	SW	20.2
Tue 13:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 13:46	2	4	SSW	20.3
Tue 14:00	2	4	SW	20.4
Tue 14:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 14:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 14:30	2	4	SW	20.4
Tue 14:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 14:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 15:00	-	-	-	-
Tue 15:01	2	3	SW	20.1
Tue 15:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 15:30	1	3	SSW	20.0
Tue 15:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 15:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 16:00	1	3	SSW	20.0
Tue 16:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 16:16	1	3	SW	19.9
Tue 16:30	1	3	SW	19.8
Tue 16:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 16:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 17:00	1	3	SSW	19.8
Tue 17:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 17:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 17:30	1	3	SSW	19.8
Tue 17:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 17:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 18:00	1	3	S	19.8
Tue 18:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 18:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 18:30	1	3	S	19.8
Tue 18:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 18:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 19:00	1	3	S	19.8
Tue 19:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 19:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 19:30	1	3	S	19.8
Tue 19:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 19:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 20:00	1	3	S	19.8
Tue 20:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 20:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 20:30	1	3	SSW	19.9
Tue 20:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 20:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 21:00	1	3	S	19.9
Tue 21:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 21:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 21:30	1	3	S	19.9
Tue 21:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 21:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 22:00	1	3	SSW	20.0
Tue 22:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 22:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 22:30	2	3	SSW	20.1
Tue 22:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 22:46	-	-	-	-
Tue 23:00	1	3	SSW	20.3
Tue 23:01	-	-	-	-
Tue 23:16	-	-	-	-
Tue 23:30	2	3	SSW	20.3
Tue 23:31	-	-	-	-
Tue 23:46	-	-	-	-
Wed 00:00	2	3	SSW	20.3
Wed 00:01	-	-	-	-
Wed 00:16	-	-	-	-
Wed 00:30	2	3	SSW	20.2
Wed 00:31	-	-	-	-
Wed 00:46	-	-	-	-

The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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