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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Dec 2011 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

6 ft
1 — 68.9 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
2 — 9 secs

Average Water temperature

12 °C
0 — 15.7 °C

Average Wind

W, 30 mph
8 — 54 mph
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About Greenwich wave buoy

Greenwich (WMO 62305) is an offshore station in the southern North Sea/Thames approaches (50.4170°N, 0.0000°E). It is sited to monitor waves and weather affecting busy shipping lanes and coastal flood/sea-state forecasting for south‑east England. It reports wave height/period/direction and meteorological variables such as wind and pressure.

Greenwich wave buoy daily averages Dec 2011 last observation shown Dec 2011
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
5 7 W 31 11.6
5 7 W 25 11.4
9 7 W 41 11.4
5 7 WSW 32 11.6
2 6 SSW 18 11.9
6 6 WSW 24 11.8
5 7 WSW 30 11.8
6 7 W 30 11.6
5 6 WSW 33 11.9
3 6 W 26 12.0
3 6 W 22 12.0
5 6 WNW 27 11.9
4 6 W 20 11.8
4 6 NW 27 11.8
5 7 NW 27 12.0
7 7 WNW 35 12.1
10 8 WSW 40 12.3
8 7 WSW 32 12.3
11 8 WSW 43 12.6
6 7 WSW 35 12.6
4 6 SW 26 12.7
2 6 WNW 18 12.7
5 7 WNW 30 12.9
7 7 WSW 36 13.2
9 7 WNW 41 13.2
5 7 W 33 13.3
6 7 WNW 35 13.3
5 7 W 28 13.7
7 7 W 34 13.8
3 7 WNW 21 13.8
5 7 SW 29 14.0
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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