Rustington wave buoy observations on Thu, Aug 20, 2026
Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Thu, Aug 20, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says48 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 3.8 ft (10th–90th percentile 3–4.7 ft), while mean peak wave period was 5.6 seconds (10th–90th percentile 4.6–6.4 seconds). Typical provider-reported wave power was 2.9 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 1.7–5.4 kW/m). Mean water temperature was 21.5°C (10th–90th percentile 20.8–22°C). All 192 checked values passed quality control.
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for Thu, Aug 20, 2026
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.
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| Significant wave height (ft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Maximum wave height (ft) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| Peak period (s) | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Zero-crossing period (s) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Energy period (s) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wave power, kilowatts per metre | 1.84 | 1.53 | 1.55 | 1.45 | 1.47 | 1.45 | 1.82 | 2.31 | 2.92 | 3.24 | 4.49 | 4.97 | 3.79 | 4.47 | 4.07 | 3.72 | 3.19 | 2.83 | 2.98 | 2.48 | 2.46 | 2.4 | 2.13 | 2.04 | 1.76 | 1.68 | 2.08 | 2.44 | 2.65 | 2.83 | 2.97 | 3.03 | 3.72 | 4.97 | 4.89 | 6.0 | 5.86 | 6.17 | 5.9 | 5.08 | 6.0 | 4.72 | 4.36 | 2.96 | 2.63 | 2.28 | 1.81 | 1.6 |
| Peak wave direction | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW | SW |
| Directional spread (°) | 22.9 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 19.4 | 24.3 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 15.0 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 13.1 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 21.3 | 23.8 | 25.2 | 23.6 | 18.7 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.8 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 12.1 | 14.3 | 11.5 | 15.3 | 13.8 | 14.0 | 17.5 | 19.8 |
| Water temperature(°C) | 22.2 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.6 | 21.4 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.7 | 21.9 | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.9 | 21.8 | 21.5 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 20.9 | 20.8 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 21.4 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.6 | 21.5 |
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