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
Additional Information
| Wave buoy location | 50°51.083'N 000° 47.433' E |
| Approximate water depth | 10 m CD |
| Approximate spring tidal range | 6.1 m |
| Storm alert threshold | 3.52 m |
Wave parameters are recorded using a Datawell Directional WaveRider Mk III buoy.
The buoy was first deployed on 27 August 2008, at which time the magnetic declination at the site was 1.53° west, changing by 0.15° east per year. The buoy was decommissioned on 25/04/2013.
The buoy was redeployed on 26 February 2021, at which time the magnetic declination at the site was 0.63° east, changing by 0.19° east per year. Wave direction is reported following the nautical convention, meaning that the direction is where the waves come from, measured clockwise from magnetic north.
| 30/04/2024 | Scheduled service |
| 02/11/2023 | During storm Ciaran, the buoy dragged its mooring ~300m NE and has settled. |
| 06/10/2023 | Data are delayed due to a BT fault identified at site. An engineer will be attending site on 06/10/23. |
| 22/06/2023 | The buoy has been redeployed. |
| 27/03/2023 | The mooring drifted off position, ~1,200m to the NE. The buoy has been recovered and will be redeployed in its original position. |
| 23/01/2023 | Buoy redeployed as part of scheduled service. |
| 22/01/2023 | The buoy was recovered as part of a scheduled service and will be redeployed tomorrow. |
| 17/08/2022 | The buoy has been redeployed. |
| 26/07/2022 | The buoy was set adrft and recovered on the same day. Plans for redeployment are underway. |
| 08/07/2022 | Scheduled service |
| 05/09/2021 | Scheduled service |
| 14/07/2021 | The HF shore station was installed at the Rye Harbour Master's office. The buoy is now transmitting via HF. |
| 26/02/2021 | The buoy was redeployed on iridium. An HF shorestation will be installed within the next few months. |
| 25/04/2013 | The buoy has been decommissioned |
| 30/11/2012 | Buoy replaced following minor malfunction |
| 18/09/2012 | Scheduled service |
| 15/03/2012 | Scheduled service |
| 22/12/2011 | Buoy re-deployed |
| 10/12/2011 | At around 1500 today, there was a problem with the buoy; first indications are that a vessel may have tied up to it. Buoy adrift and recovered |
| 28/09/2011 | Buoy re-deployed |
| 27/09/2011 | Buoy adrift |
| 02/03/2010 | Scheduled service |
| 29/09/2009 | The buoy appears to have been hit and is dented |
| 28/09/2009 | The wave buoy moved off its mooring around midday; it has been recovered and brought to Sovereign Harbour for assessment |
| 14/07/2009 |
Further information has been received about the recovery of the Waverider: Rotterdam Port Authority found the buoy near the construction site of "Maasvlakte II" on Saturday 11 July. The crew of their vessel RPA16 kindly recovered the buoy and contacted Rijkswaterstaat. http://www.maasvlakte2.com/en/index/ |
| 12/07/2009 | The buoy has been found by Rijkswaterstaat, who kindly returned it to Datawell |
| 21/05/2009 | Despite an extensive search both ashore and at sea, the buoy has not been found. It stopped sending data on 16/05/2009. A spare buoy has been deployed in its place |
| 14/05/2009 | A problem has occurred with the buoy. It appears to be sending good data still but is not in situ |
| 23/10/2008 | Buoy adrift. Recovered from beach and serviced, to be re-deployed soon |
| 10/10/2008 | Harbour office power switched off for the day |
