Rustington wave
buoy daily averages for Feb 2024 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
3 ft
1.5 — 5.8 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
3.5 — 5.3 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
9 °C
7.7 — 9.4 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | 4 | SSW | 8.7 | |
| 2.1 | 3.5 | SSW | 8.7 | |
| 1.5 | 3.6 | S | 8.6 | |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | E | 8.8 | |
| 4.1 | 4.6 | S | 8.9 | |
| 3.4 | 5.3 | SSW | 9.0 | |
| 5.0 | 4.9 | SSW | 9.2 | |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | SW | 9.4 | |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | SSW | 9.4 | |
| 3.2 | 4.5 | SW | 9.4 | |
| 2.9 | 4.5 | SSW | 9.4 | |
| 4.0 | 4.5 | SSW | 9.4 | |
| 2.3 | 3.8 | SSW | 9.3 | |
| 2.1 | 4.2 | SW | 9.3 | |
| 2.6 | 4.3 | SSW | 9.2 | |
| 3.5 | 4 | SSW | 9.1 | |
| 3.8 | 4 | SSW | 9.0 | |
| 2.1 | 3.8 | SW | 9.1 | |
| 3.2 | 4.6 | SSW | 9.1 | |
| 2.3 | 4.8 | SSW | 9.1 | |
| 4.9 | 4.5 | SSW | 9.0 | |
| 3.9 | 4 | S | 9.0 | |
| 4.0 | 4.5 | SSW | 8.9 | |
| 5.8 | 4.5 | SW | 9.0 | |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | SW | 8.7 | |
| 4.0 | 3.7 | SW | 8.1 | |
| 3.1 | 3.6 | SW | 7.8 | |
| 2.8 | 3.5 | SW | 7.7 | |
| 2.0 | 4 | SW | 7.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.