Rustington wave buoy observations on Sat, Aug 15, 2026

Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Sat, Aug 15, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 23:30

Oldest observation available Sun, Jul 3, 2016

Daily means for Aug 2026

Period Summary

Hog Says

48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 1.1 ft (10th–90th percentile 0.9–1.4 ft), while mean peak wave period was 5 seconds (10th–90th percentile 2–9.4 seconds). Typical provider-reported wave power was 0.2 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 0.1–0.4 kW/m). Mean water temperature was 21.6°C (10th–90th percentile 21.3–21.9°C). All 192 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 Sat, Aug 15, 2026Last observation shown Sat, Aug 15, 2026
Metric	Sat 00:00	Sat 00:30	Sat 01:00	Sat 01:30	Sat 02:00	Sat 02:30	Sat 03:00	Sat 03:30	Sat 04:00	Sat 04:30	Sat 05:00	Sat 05:30	Sat 06:00	Sat 06:30	Sat 07:00	Sat 07:30	Sat 08:00	Sat 08:30	Sat 09:00	Sat 09:30	Sat 10:00	Sat 10:30	Sat 11:00	Sat 11:30	Sat 12:00	Sat 12:30	Sat 13:00	Sat 13:30	Sat 14:00	Sat 14:30	Sat 15:00	Sat 15:30	Sat 16:00	Sat 16:30	Sat 17:00	Sat 17:30	Sat 18:00	Sat 18:30	Sat 19:00	Sat 19:30	Sat 20:00	Sat 20:30	Sat 21:00	Sat 21:30	Sat 22:00	Sat 22:30	Sat 23:00	Sat 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Maximum wave height (ft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2
Peak period (s)	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	9	10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	8	8	8	9	4	10	4	10	10	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	5	5	5
Zero-crossing period (s)	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Energy period (s)	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	0.22	0.39	0.42	0.47	0.61	0.5	0.37	0.38	0.27	0.28	0.2	0.2	0.17	0.14	0.14	0.15	0.16	0.19	0.23	0.27	0.26	0.25	0.21	0.2	0.19	0.19	0.21	0.24	0.24	0.25	0.22	0.19	0.21	0.18	0.18	0.14	0.12	0.12	0.12	0.11	0.12	0.13	0.16	0.17	0.22	0.28	0.36	0.41
Peak wave direction	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	N	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	S	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Directional spread (°)	15.7	11.5	12.1	15.1	17.3	20.8	31.9	37.7	30.0	31.4	41.6	33.5	38.5	34.5	36.7	36.0	38.0	27.1	30.1	25.5	28.8	34.7	39.1	29.4	35.5	40.6	49.8	19.9	20.5	18.1	30.8	38.7	36.8	33.1	22.9	25.0	46.3	40.5	36.8	37.5	41.6	45.1	25.3	36.4	36.4	27.2	32.3	28.1
Water temperature(°C)	21.8	21.6	21.7	21.8	21.8	21.8	21.7	21.5	21.5	21.5	21.4	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.3	21.4	21.5	21.6	21.8	21.9	22.0	22.0	21.9	22.0	22.1	22.1	22.0	21.8	21.6	21.5	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.4	21.5	21.5	21.6	21.8	21.9	22.0

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