Rustington wave buoy observations on Wed, Aug 12, 2026

Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Wed, Aug 12, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Wed, Aug 12, 2026, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily means for Aug 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

45 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 1.7 ft (10th–90th percentile 1–2.5 ft), while mean peak wave period was 4.4 seconds (10th–90th percentile 3.7–5.4 seconds). Typical provider-reported wave power was 0.5 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 0.2–1.1 kW/m). Mean water temperature was 21.3°C (10th–90th percentile 21–21.6°C). All 180 checked values passed quality control.

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About Rustington wave buoy

Rustington is a National Network Datawell Directional WaveRider in about 9.9 metres of water off West Sussex. First deployed on 15 July 2003, it provides a long nearshore record for the low-lying frontage between Littlehampton and Worthing, where beaches form an important part of the coastal defences.

Its current data source reports wave height, wave period, wave direction, directional spread, wave power and sea temperature.

Rustington wave buoy hourly observations Wed, Aug 12, 2026Last observation shown Wed, Aug 12, 2026
Metric	Wed 00:00	Wed 00:30	Wed 01:00	Wed 01:30	Wed 02:00	Wed 02:30	Wed 03:00	Wed 03:30	Wed 04:00	Wed 04:30	Wed 05:00	Wed 05:30	Wed 06:00	Wed 06:30	Wed 07:00	Wed 07:30	Wed 08:00	Wed 08:30	Wed 09:00	Wed 09:30	Wed 10:00	Wed 10:30	Wed 11:00	Wed 11:30	Wed 11:43	Wed 12:00	Wed 12:30	Wed 13:00	Wed 13:30	Wed 14:00	Wed 14:30	Wed 15:00	Wed 15:30	Wed 16:00	Wed 16:30	Wed 17:00	Wed 17:30	Wed 18:00	Wed 18:30	Wed 19:00	Wed 19:30	Wed 20:00	Wed 20:30	Wed 21:00	Wed 21:30	Wed 22:00	Wed 22:30	Wed 23:00	Wed 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Maximum wave height (ft)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2
Peak period (s)	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8
Zero-crossing period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Energy period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	1.79	1.38	1.37	1.24	1.11	1.08	0.89	0.9	0.68	0.64	0.63	0.66	0.64	0.62	0.56	0.61	0.61	-	-	-	-	-	0.56	0.52	0.52	0.57	0.5	0.46	0.41	0.34	0.32	0.31	0.31	0.29	0.28	0.24	0.23	0.22	0.21	0.16	0.15	0.14	0.17	0.15	0.16	0.22	0.23	0.29	0.34
Peak wave direction	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	-	-	-	-	-	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	SW	SW	SSW
Directional spread (°)	20.0	30.1	28.9	26.9	23.9	25.3	22.7	23.4	21.8	23.5	21.8	20.3	21.4	20.0	24.8	26.1	26.1	-	-	-	-	-	24.6	28.0	28.0	32.7	29.9	40.0	34.0	43.8	46.4	38.5	25.5	30.6	30.0	27.3	34.5	25.0	26.4	26.2	32.8	38.6	35.0	45.2	49.1	37.7	17.0	17.2	15.8
Water temperature(°C)	21.5	21.4	21.3	21.2	21.2	21.1	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.1	21.1	21.1	-	-	-	-	-	21.6	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.4	21.3	21.2	21.1	21.1	21.1	21.1	21.1	21.2	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.4	21.4	21.5	21.5	21.6	21.6	21.7	21.6	21.5	21.5

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