Rustington wave buoy observations on Wed, Jan 14, 2026

Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Wed, Jan 14, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Wed, Jan 14, 2026, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily averages for Jan 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

On Wednesday 14 January 2026, Rustington recorded 46 wave buoy observations, covering 48% of the day. Wave heights averaged 2 ft, ranging from 1.2 to 3.7 ft, while wave periods averaged 4.4 seconds, ranging from 3 to 7 seconds; water temperatures averaged 9.1°C, ranging from 8.7 to 9.2°C. Wind data was not available.

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 Wed, Jan 14, 2026last observation shown Wed, Jan 14, 2026
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Wed 00:00	2	4	SW	9.1
Wed 00:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 00:30	2	4	SSW	9.1
Wed 00:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 01:00	2	4	SSW	9.1
Wed 01:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 01:30	2	4	SW	9.1
Wed 01:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 02:00	2	4	SSW	9.1
Wed 02:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 02:30	2	4	SSW	9.1
Wed 02:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 03:00	2	5	SSW	9.1
Wed 03:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 03:30	2	5	SW	9.1
Wed 03:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 04:00	2	5	SW	9.1
Wed 04:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 04:30	2	6	SSW	9.1
Wed 04:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 05:00	2	6	SW	9.1
Wed 05:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 05:30	2	6	SW	9.1
Wed 05:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 06:00	2	7	SW	9.2
Wed 06:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 06:30	2	6	SW	9.2
Wed 06:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 07:00	2	6	SW	9.2
Wed 07:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 07:30	-	-	-	-
Wed 07:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 08:00	-	-	-	-
Wed 08:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 08:30	-	-	-	-
Wed 08:43	2	7	SW	9.1
Wed 09:00	2	6	SSW	9.1
Wed 09:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 09:30	2	6	SW	9.1
Wed 09:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 10:00	2	5	SSW	9.1
Wed 10:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 10:30	1	5	SW	8.8
Wed 10:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 11:00	1	5	SSW	8.7
Wed 11:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 11:30	1	5	SSW	8.9
Wed 11:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 12:00	1	4	SW	8.9
Wed 12:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 12:30	1	3	SW	8.9
Wed 12:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 13:00	1	3	SW	8.9
Wed 13:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 13:30	1	3	SW	8.9
Wed 13:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 14:00	1	3	SSW	8.9
Wed 14:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 14:30	2	3	SSW	9.0
Wed 14:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 15:00	2	3	SW	9.0
Wed 15:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 15:30	2	3	SSW	9.0
Wed 15:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 16:00	2	3	SE	9.0
Wed 16:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 16:30	2	4	SW	8.9
Wed 16:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 17:00	2	4	SW	9.0
Wed 17:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 17:30	2	4	SW	9.0
Wed 17:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 18:00	2	4	SSW	9.1
Wed 18:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 18:30	2	3	SW	9.1
Wed 18:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 19:00	2	4	SSW	9.2
Wed 19:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 19:30	3	4	SW	9.2
Wed 19:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 20:00	2	4	SW	9.2
Wed 20:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 20:30	3	4	SW	9.1
Wed 20:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 21:00	2	4	SW	9.1
Wed 21:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 21:30	3	4	SW	9.1
Wed 21:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 22:00	3	4	SW	9.1
Wed 22:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 22:30	3	4	SSW	9.1
Wed 22:43	-	-	-	-
Wed 23:00	3	4	SSW	9.2
Wed 23:13	-	-	-	-
Wed 23:30	4	4	SSW	9.2
Wed 23:43	-	-	-	-

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

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