National Network of Regional Coastal Monitoring Programmes

Note that these are real-time data and are not quality-controlled. Long-range graphs are plotted from a randomised subsample of half-hourly data.

Rye Bay

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Sea and Swell Summary for (11/05/2026 17:30(i) GMT)
Significant Wave Height (m)	0.47
Wave zero up crossing period (Spectrum Tz) (s)	2.8
Wind Wave Significant Wave Height (m)	0.47
Wind Wave Peak Period (s)	3.8
Wind Wave Peak Period Direction (°)	179
Swell Significant Wave Height (m)	0.03
Swell Peak Period (s)	22.2
Swell Peak Period Direction (°)	60.5
% Swell	0.3

Wave Spectra for date 11/05/2026 17:30(i):

Frequency (Hz)	Period (s)	Normalised Energy	Energy
0.045	22.2	0.007	0.001
0.125	8	0.015	0.001
0.145	6.9	0.063	0.005
0.165	6.1	0.254	0.019
0.185	5.4	0.605	0.046
0.205	4.9	0.605	0.046
0.215	4.7	0.617	0.047
0.225	4.4	0.592	0.045
0.235	4.3	0.397	0.03
0.245	4.1	0.414	0.032
0.25	4	0.556	0.042
0.255	3.9	0.778	0.059
0.26	3.8	0.939	0.072
0.265	3.8	1	0.076
0.27	3.7	0.715	0.055
0.275	3.6	0.45	0.034
0.28	3.6	0.511	0.039
0.285	3.5	0.5	0.038
0.295	3.4	0.277	0.021
0.305	3.3	0.283	0.022
0.315	3.2	0.295	0.023
0.325	3.1	0.283	0.022
0.345	2.9	0.159	0.012
0.365	2.7	0.193	0.015
0.385	2.6	0.277	0.021
0.405	2.5	0.49	0.037
0.485	2.1	0.544	0.042