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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2014 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

5 ft
1 — 14.4 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
5 — 9 secs

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10 — 11.4 °C

Average Wind

SW, 27 mph
2 — 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 Jan 2014 last observation shown Jan 2014
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
4 6 S 29 10.0
2 7 ENE 9 10.0
3 6 ESE 19 10.0
7 7 SSW 32 10.1
8 8 W 36 10.1
6 7 WSW 33 10.2
4 7 WSW 27 10.4
3 7 SSW 19 10.4
3 7 WNW 27 10.4
4 6 SW 24 10.4
2 7 SW 21 10.4
2 8 WSW 11 10.5
2 7 WSW 16 10.6
4 6 SSE 28 10.5
7 7 SSW 32 10.5
6 7 SSW 33 10.6
5 6 SSW 29 10.6
3 7 W 21 10.5
5 6 SW 28 10.8
2 6 SSE 25 10.6
2 6 W 14 10.9
3 6 SW 22 10.9
6 7 WSW 33 11.0
4 7 SSW 25 11.1
8 7 SSW 34 11.1
8 7 SSW 38 11.2
5 7 SSW 26 11.0
7 7 SW 32 11.1
9 7 SW 39 11.3
6 7 SW 32 11.3
8 7 S 42 11.3
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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