Rustington wave buoy observations on Thu, Jul 16, 2026

Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Thu, Jul 16, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Fri, Jul 17, 2026, 00:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily averages for Jul 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

Rustington wave buoy recorded 48 observations on 16 July 2026, with full coverage of the period. Wave heights averaged 1.8 ft, ranging from 1.2 to 2.3 ft, while wave periods averaged 3.1 seconds and ranged from 3 to 4 seconds. Water temperatures averaged 20.5°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 Thu, Jul 16, 2026last observation shown Fri, Jul 17, 2026
Hour	Wave height (ft)	Wave Period (s)	Wave Direction	Water Temp (°C)
Thu 01:00	2	3	ENE	20.7
Thu 01:30	2	3	ESE	20.7
Thu 02:00	2	3	SSE	20.7
Thu 02:30	2	3	SE	20.6
Thu 03:00	2	3	SE	20.4
Thu 03:30	2	3	SE	20.4
Thu 04:00	2	3	SE	20.3
Thu 04:30	2	3	SE	20.2
Thu 05:00	2	3	SE	20.1
Thu 05:30	2	3	SE	20.1
Thu 06:00	2	3	NNE	20.0
Thu 06:30	2	3	SE	20.0
Thu 07:00	2	3	NNE	20.0
Thu 07:30	2	3	NE	20.0
Thu 08:00	2	3	NE	20.0
Thu 08:30	2	3	E	20.1
Thu 09:00	2	3	ESE	20.2
Thu 09:30	2	3	E	20.4
Thu 10:00	2	3	E	20.6
Thu 10:30	2	3	E	20.7
Thu 11:00	2	3	E	20.8
Thu 11:30	2	3	E	20.8
Thu 12:00	2	3	E	20.8
Thu 12:30	2	3	ESE	20.8
Thu 13:00	2	3	ESE	20.9
Thu 13:30	2	3	SE	21.1
Thu 14:00	2	3	SE	21.2
Thu 14:30	1	3	SE	20.7
Thu 15:00	1	3	SSE	20.5
Thu 15:30	1	3	SE	20.4
Thu 16:00	1	3	SE	20.4
Thu 16:30	1	3	SE	20.3
Thu 17:00	2	3	SE	20.2
Thu 17:30	2	3	SE	20.2
Thu 18:00	2	3	ESE	20.1
Thu 18:30	2	3	ESE	20.1
Thu 19:00	2	3	ESE	20.1
Thu 19:30	2	3	ESE	20.1
Thu 20:00	2	3	ESE	20.1
Thu 20:30	2	3	ESE	20.1
Thu 21:00	2	4	ESE	20.3
Thu 21:30	2	4	SE	20.5
Thu 22:00	2	4	ESE	20.7
Thu 22:30	2	4	ESE	20.9
Thu 23:00	2	4	ESE	21.0
Thu 23:30	2	4	ESE	20.9
Fri 00:00	2	4	ESE	20.8
Fri 00:30	2	3	ESE	20.7

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

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