Greenwich wave buoy observations on Mon, Dec 24, 2012
Hourly readings from the Greenwich wave buoy for Mon, Dec 24, 2012, including available wave height, period, direction, wind and sea temperature data.
Period Summary
Programmatically generated summary. Hog Says24 wave-buoy observations were recorded during the day. Typical wave height was 4.5 ft (10th–90th percentile 2.7–6.5 ft), while mean reported wave period; measurement type unavailable was 7.2 seconds (10th–90th percentile 6–8.7 seconds). Typical wind was 25.9 mph (10th–90th percentile 11–36.9 mph) and mean water temperature was 11.3°C (10th–90th percentile 11.2–11.3°C). All 119 checked values passed quality control.
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Line chart showing wave height, wave period and sea temperature for Greenwich. Use the detailed observations table below for the same data in text form.
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for Mon, Dec 24, 2012
About Greenwich wave buoy
Greenwich Lightship (WMO 62305) is a UK Met Office station in the southern North Sea on the Greenwich meridian. It monitors marine conditions between the Dover Strait and the Thames approaches. The station feed can include wind, wave height, pressure, visibility, and air and sea temperature.
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| Wave height (ft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Observed period(s) | 8Reported | 8Reported | 9Reported | 8Reported | 9Reported | 9Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 6Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 6Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported | 7Reported |
| Wave power(kW/m) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Wind direction | S | S | SE | ESE | SSW | SSW | SW | SSW | SSW | S | S | S | S | S | SSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | WSW | SSW | SW | SW | SSW | SW |
| Wind speed (mph) | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 39 | 37 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 28 |
| Water temperature(°C) | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | - | 11.2 | 11.2 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 |
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