Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2026
Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Jan 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
AI-generated summary. Hog SaysRustington recorded 1,484 wave buoy observations across all 31 days of January 2026. Average wave height was 4.2 ft, with periods averaging 4.4 seconds, while water temperature averaged 8.3°C; wind figures were unavailable. Across nine previous Januaries, average wave height was 3.3 ft, wave period 5.7 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 Januarys
Historical baseline from 8,084 observations across 9 years.
- Wave Height
- 4.2ft
- 0.9ft above average
- Historical average 3.3ft
- Wave Period
- 4.4s
- 1.3s below average
- Historical average 5.7s
- Water Temperature
- 8.3°C
- 4.7°C below 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 Thu, Jan 1, 2026
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.