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Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2026

Daily averages from the Rustington wave buoy for Feb 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

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Rustington recorded 1,344 wave buoy observations across all 28 days of February 2026. Average wave height was 3.9 ft and wave period 4.6 seconds, while water temperature averaged 8.4°C; no wind values were recorded.

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Average Wave Height

3.9ft
Observed range: 1.2 — 9.8ft

Average Wave period

4.6secs
Observed range: 3 — 9secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

8.4°C
Observed range: 7.8 — 9.1°C

Compared With Previous Februarys

Historical baseline from 7,133 observations across 9 years.

Wave Height
3.9ft
0.3ft above average
Historical average 3.6ft
Wave Period
4.6s
1.4s below average
Historical average 6s
Water Temperature
8.4°C
4.1°C below average
Historical average 12.5°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.

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 daily averages Feb 2026last observation shown
DayWave height (ft)Wave Period (s)Wave DirectionWater Temp (°C)
35SSW8.2
34S8.3
44SE8.3
45S8.3
44SE8.3
44SSW8.4
55S8.4
35SW8.4
44S8.5
45S8.5
45SW8.7
46SSW8.7
45SW8.8
24SSW8.6
65S8.4
55SW8.3
35SW8.2
75ESE8.0
35S8.0
44SSW7.9
44SW8.0
44SSW8.2
44SW8.3
34SSW8.4
35SSW8.5
45SW8.6
44SSW8.8
44SW8.9
The observation data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme.

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