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

Average Wave Height

4 ft
0 — 13.5 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
0 — 9 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
11.1 — 14.2 °C

Average Wind

WNW, 26 mph
3 — 62 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 Dec 2014 last observation shown Dec 2014
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 6 SW 20 11.3
1 6 NW 14 11.4
1 5 NNW 21 11.3
5 6 NNE 29 11.4
8 7 NW 37 11.7
3 6 WSW 21 11.8
3 6 WNW 25 12.0
6 7 W 31 12.2
6 7 WSW 30 12.4
8 7 WSW 35 12.4
4 6 W 29 12.3
5 6 WNW 30 12.3
7 6 W 35 12.5
8 7 W 39 12.6
5 7 W 34 12.5
2 6 WNW 17 12.4
4 7 W 18 12.5
3 7 WSW 27 12.4
2 7 NNW 9 12.5
9 7 W 34 12.7
9 8 W 42 12.8
7 7 W 35 13.0
4 6 WSW 23 12.9
3 6 WNW 26 13.0
3 5 W 28 13.3
2 6 NW 16 13.2
1 5 N 18 13.3
1 6 E 15 13.3
4 5 NNE 30 13.6
2 5 N 27 13.7
2 6 NNE 21 13.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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