Rustington wave buoy observations on Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Hourly readings from the Rustington wave buoy for Tue, Aug 4, 2026, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.

Last observation shown Tue, Aug 4, 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 1.5 ft (10th–90th percentile 1.1–2.3 ft), while mean peak wave period was 4.2 seconds (10th–90th percentile 2.7–7.4 seconds). Typical provider-reported wave power was 0.4 kW/m (10th–90th percentile 0.2–0.8 kW/m). Mean water temperature was 21.3°C (10th–90th percentile 20.9–21.8°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 Tue, Aug 4, 2026Last observation shown Tue, Aug 4, 2026
Metric	Tue 00:00	Tue 00:30	Tue 01:00	Tue 01:30	Tue 02:00	Tue 02:30	Tue 03:00	Tue 03:30	Tue 04:00	Tue 04:30	Tue 05:00	Tue 05:30	Tue 06:00	Tue 06:30	Tue 07:00	Tue 07:30	Tue 08:00	Tue 08:30	Tue 09:00	Tue 09:30	Tue 10:00	Tue 10:30	Tue 11:00	Tue 11:30	Tue 12:00	Tue 12:30	Tue 13:00	Tue 13:30	Tue 14:00	Tue 14:30	Tue 15:00	Tue 15:30	Tue 16:00	Tue 16:30	Tue 17:00	Tue 17:30	Tue 18:00	Tue 18:30	Tue 19:00	Tue 19:30	Tue 20:00	Tue 20:30	Tue 21:00	Tue 21:30	Tue 22:00	Tue 22:30	Tue 23:00	Tue 23:30
Significant wave height (ft)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3
Maximum wave height (ft)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Peak period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	4	3	4	3	5	3	3	4	3	3
Zero-crossing period (s)	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Energy period (s)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Wave power, kilowatts per metre	0.25	0.3	0.32	0.31	0.34	0.4	0.53	0.55	0.56	0.54	0.57	0.45	0.36	0.33	0.35	0.28	0.24	0.19	0.19	0.15	0.15	0.14	0.15	0.24	0.36	0.34	0.29	0.29	0.26	0.25	0.3	0.47	0.73	0.76	0.79	0.78	0.79	0.79	0.71	0.73	0.78	0.87	0.82	0.84	0.75	0.86	1.01	0.89
Peak wave direction	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SE	SE	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW
Directional spread (°)	37.7	39.6	38.6	38.5	42.5	34.8	14.3	16.7	14.8	14.2	14.2	14.8	40.3	41.5	16.5	33.9	32.6	35.4	33.0	36.3	28.4	29.2	29.8	33.0	31.3	33.1	38.3	37.7	36.7	36.1	29.4	27.0	20.9	24.4	24.6	28.0	27.1	18.4	23.7	23.5	20.4	27.3	17.8	25.7	27.9	26.7	25.1	25.1
Water temperature(°C)	21.6	21.8	21.9	21.8	21.6	21.6	21.6	21.6	21.5	21.3	21.2	21.0	21.0	21.0	20.8	20.8	20.7	20.8	20.8	20.9	21.0	21.1	21.3	21.5	21.7	21.8	21.9	22.0	21.9	21.8	21.7	21.8	21.7	21.6	21.5	21.4	21.3	21.1	21.2	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.0	21.3	21.5	21.7

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