Rustington wave buoy observations on Sun, Jan 25, 2026

Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Sun, Jan 25, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sun, Jan 25, 2026, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily averages for Jan 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

At Rustington on Sunday 25 January 2026, the wave buoy recorded 48 observations over one day, with 50% day coverage. Wave heights averaged 4.8 ft (2.7–7.2 ft), periods averaged 4.7 seconds (4–6 seconds), and water temperatures averaged 8.3°C (8–8.6°C); no wind observations were 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 Sun, Jan 25, 2026last observation shown Sun, Jan 25, 2026
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Sun 00:00	7	5	S	8.2
Sun 00:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 00:30	7	5	SSE	8.4
Sun 00:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 01:00	7	5	S	8.4
Sun 01:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 01:30	7	5	SW	8.4
Sun 01:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 02:00	7	6	SSW	8.4
Sun 02:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 02:30	7	6	SSE	8.4
Sun 02:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 03:00	7	6	SSE	8.4
Sun 03:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 03:30	6	6	S	8.3
Sun 03:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 04:00	6	6	SW	8.4
Sun 04:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 04:30	6	6	SW	8.4
Sun 04:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 05:00	5	5	SW	8.3
Sun 05:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 05:30	5	5	SSE	8.3
Sun 05:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 06:00	4	5	SSE	8.3
Sun 06:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 06:30	4	5	SSE	8.4
Sun 06:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 07:00	4	5	SSE	8.4
Sun 07:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 07:30	-	-	-	-
Sun 07:34	4	4	SSE	8.5
Sun 08:00	4	4	SSE	8.5
Sun 08:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 08:30	4	4	S	8.5
Sun 08:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 09:00	4	4	SSE	8.4
Sun 09:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 09:30	4	4	SSE	8.4
Sun 09:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 10:00	4	4	S	8.2
Sun 10:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 10:30	4	4	SSE	8.0
Sun 10:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 11:00	4	4	SSE	8.1
Sun 11:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 11:30	5	5	S	8.1
Sun 11:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 12:00	5	5	SSE	8.2
Sun 12:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 12:30	5	5	SSE	8.3
Sun 12:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 13:00	5	5	SSE	8.3
Sun 13:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 13:30	5	5	SSE	8.4
Sun 13:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 14:00	5	5	SSW	8.4
Sun 14:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 14:30	5	5	SSE	8.4
Sun 14:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 15:00	5	5	SSE	8.4
Sun 15:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 15:30	5	5	SSE	8.4
Sun 15:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 16:00	5	5	SSE	8.4
Sun 16:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 16:30	5	4	S	8.4
Sun 16:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 17:00	5	4	S	8.3
Sun 17:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 17:30	5	4	SSE	8.3
Sun 17:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 18:00	4	4	SE	8.3
Sun 18:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 18:30	4	4	SSE	8.3
Sun 18:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 19:00	4	4	SE	8.2
Sun 19:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 19:30	4	4	SSE	8.3
Sun 19:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 20:00	3	4	SE	8.4
Sun 20:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 20:30	3	4	SE	8.6
Sun 20:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 21:00	3	4	SE	8.6
Sun 21:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 21:30	3	4	SE	8.6
Sun 21:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 22:00	3	4	SE	8.4
Sun 22:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 22:30	3	4	ESE	8.3
Sun 22:34	-	-	-	-
Sun 23:00	3	5	SSW	8.0
Sun 23:04	-	-	-	-
Sun 23:30	3	5	SSW	8.0
Sun 23:34	-	-	-	-

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

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