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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 7.5 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 8 secs

Average Water temperature

16 °C
14.2 — 18.1 °C

Average Wind

WNW, 15 mph
2 — 41 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 Jul 2011 last observation shown Jul 2011
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 6 ESE 12 16.3
1 6 E 11 16.6
1 7 ENE 9 17.0
1 7 NW 9 17.0
1 7 NNW 12 16.7
1 7 NNE 9 16.5
1 5 WNW 15 16.0
2 5 W 23 15.7
1 6 WNW 18 15.7
1 6 NW 16 15.7
1 6 N 12 15.5
2 6 WNW 13 15.4
2 6 WSW 13 15.5
6 7 WSW 30 15.3
5 7 WSW 31 15.3
3 6 SW 25 15.3
1 6 SW 14 15.5
1 6 WNW 17 15.4
2 6 N 16 15.3
2 5 NNE 22 15.3
1 6 W 11 15.7
1 6 WSW 13 15.3
2 6 WSW 19 15.0
4 6 SW 21 14.9
4 7 SSW 21 14.9
2 6 SW 20 14.9
1 6 ESE 9 15.0
1 7 ENE 11 15.1
1 6 NNW 7 15.1
1 6 ESE 8 15.0
1 5 NW 11 14.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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