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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 5.2 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
4 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

10 °C
9 — 13 °C

Average Wind

NE, 14 mph
2 — 33 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 Apr 2011 last observation shown Apr 2011
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 5 NE 22 10.7
1 5 NNE 15 10.8
2 6 N 13 10.6
3 6 NE 19 10.6
2 6 NNE 12 11.2
1 7 N 11 11.5
1 8 N 9 11.3
1 7 NE 8 10.8
1 7 E 12 10.4
1 7 ENE 14 10.3
1 7 ENE 14 10.2
1 6 ESE 12 10.3
1 6 NE 15 10.0
1 8 NE 10 10.2
1 8 N 5 10.3
2 8 ENE 7 10.0
2 8 SSE 9 9.6
2 7 WSW 14 9.5
2 6 WNW 23 9.8
1 7 W 20 10.0
1 5 NE 18 9.6
1 6 ENE 22 9.6
1 8 NE 7 9.8
2 8 W 10 9.5
2 8 S 11 9.6
3 6 SW 21 9.0
2 7 WSW 18 9.0
2 8 WSW 13 9.0
3 8 SSW 21 9.0
3 8 S 17 9.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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