Rustington wave
buoy daily averages for Aug 2024 last observation shown
oldest observation available
Monthly averages for 
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.9 — 5.2 ft
Average Wave period
4 secs
2.8 — 5.6 secs
Average Wave Direction
SSW
Average Water temperature
20 °C
18.5 — 20.6 °C
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wave Direction | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.6 | 3.4 | ESE | 19.0 | |
| 1.3 | 3 | E | 19.0 | |
| 1.6 | 3.1 | SW | 19.0 | |
| 1.1 | 3.2 | SSW | 19.0 | |
| 1.5 | 3.2 | S | 18.7 | |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | SW | 18.5 | |
| 3.9 | 3.9 | SW | 18.7 | |
| 2.5 | 3.7 | SW | 18.9 | |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | SW | 18.9 | |
| 5.2 | 4.2 | SW | 19.5 | |
| 3.0 | 3.6 | SW | 20.0 | |
| 3.0 | 3.5 | SW | 20.2 | |
| 1.5 | 3.1 | SSW | 20.3 | |
| 2.0 | 3.2 | SW | 20.3 | |
| 1.3 | 3.2 | SW | 20.2 | |
| 2.0 | 3.9 | SW | 20.0 | |
| 3.4 | 3.9 | SW | 20.3 | |
| 1.7 | 5.6 | SSW | 20.6 | |
| 1.5 | 3.3 | SW | 20.6 | |
| 2.4 | 3.3 | SSE | 20.6 | |
| 1.3 | 3.4 | SE | 20.2 | |
| 2.0 | 3.4 | SW | 19.8 | |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | SW | 19.7 | |
| 3.0 | 3.5 | SW | 20.3 | |
| 2.4 | 3.5 | SW | 20.3 | |
| 1.9 | 3.1 | SW | 20.4 | |
| 1.5 | 2.9 | SW | 20.4 | |
| 1.6 | 3.2 | SW | 20.3 | |
| 2.8 | 3.4 | SW | 20.3 | |
| 1.8 | 3.1 | SW | 20.2 | |
| 0.9 | 2.8 | S | 20.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional
Coastal Monitoring Programme.