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

Average Wave Height

3 ft
0.3 — 11.2 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

17 °C
16.3 — 17.5 °C

Average Wind

SW, 20 mph
2 — 47 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 Sep 2011 last observation shown Sep 2011
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 8 ESE 11 17.0
1 7 ESE 12 17.0
1 6 E 15 16.9
1 7 ESE 10 16.7
2 6 SW 14 16.7
2 8 S 13 16.8
1 6 S 9 16.7
1 6 SW 8 16.7
3 6 W 22 16.6
3 6 WSW 25 16.6
3 6 SW 23 16.6
3 6 W 23 16.5
4 7 WNW 20 16.4
5 6 WSW 28 16.6
2 5 S 22 16.7
2 7 ENE 10 16.8
4 6 W 24 16.5
5 7 W 32 16.7
7 7 SW 35 16.8
5 7 SW 25 16.8
1 6 S 16 16.9
2 6 SW 16 16.8
4 7 WSW 27 16.6
7 7 W 36 16.6
9 7 SW 36 16.7
6 7 WSW 33 16.8
2 6 SW 20 16.9
1 8 WSW 8 17.0
1 5 SW 10 17.0
2 5 ENE 25 16.8
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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