Rustington wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2026

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

Last observation shown Sun, Jul 26, 2026, 17:00

Data available: Sun, Jul 3, 2016 to Sun, Jul 26, 2026

Monthly averages for 2026

Average Wave Height

1.6ft

0.3 — 4.7ft

Average Wave period

3.1secs

2 — 5secs

Average Wave Direction

Average Water temperature

20.5°C

18.6 — 22°C

Compared With Previous Julys

Historical baseline from 9,470 observations across 10 years.

Wave Height: 1.6ft; 0.5ft below average; Historical average 2.1ft
Wave Period: 3.1s; 0.9s below average; Historical average 4s
Water Temperature: 20.5°C; 1.6°C above average; Historical average 18.9°C

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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 Jul 2026last observation shown Jul 2026
Day	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Jul 1	2	4	SW	20.1
Jul 2	3	4	SW	20.0
Jul 3	2	3	SW	20.1
Jul 4	2	3	SW	20.2
Jul 5	2	3	SW	20.3
Jul 6	2	3	SW	20.3
Jul 7	2	3	SW	20.4
Jul 8	1	3	S	20.6
Jul 9	1	3	S	20.8
Jul 10	1	3	ESE	20.8
Jul 11	2	3	E	20.8
Jul 12	3	3	E	20.7
Jul 13	3	4	ESE	20.5
Jul 14	2	3	ESE	20.6
Jul 15	2	3	E	20.5
Jul 16	2	3	ESE	20.5
Jul 17	2	3	S	20.4
Jul 18	1	3	ESE	20.4
Jul 19	1	3	SE	20.3
Jul 20	1	3	SE	20.2
Jul 21	1	3	SSE	20.4
Jul 22	1	3	SW	20.5
Jul 23	1	3	SSE	20.8
Jul 24	1	3	SW	21.0
Jul 25	2	3	WSW	21.1
Jul 26	-	4	SW	21.1
Jul 27	-	-	-	-
Jul 28	-	-	-	-
Jul 29	-	-	-	-
Jul 30	-	-	-	-
Jul 31	-	-	-	-

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

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