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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 17.4 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
4 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10 — 12.5 °C

Average Wind

SW, 16 mph
2 — 37 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 Apr 2014 last observation shown Apr 2014
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 8 WSW 7 11.4
1 7 WSW 7 11.4
2 8 ENE 9 11.2
4 8 SE 19 11.1
3 6 S 24 11.1
2 7 NW 17 11.1
2 8 NE 9 11.5
1 7 S 10 11.3
1 6 SSW 13 11.1
1 5 NW 11 11.0
2 5 ENE 19 10.7
2 5 NE 23 10.7
1 5 NNE 20 10.8
1 7 SW 16 10.7
1 5 E 19 10.6
1 5 ENE 21 10.6
2 6 WNW 15 10.7
1 6 W 16 10.8
1 7 WSW 16 10.8
1 7 NNW 9 11.2
1 7 W 10 10.9
2 7 W 14 10.5
5 7 W 27 10.3
4 7 SSW 21 10.4
2 6 SSW 21 10.4
1 7 SSW 15 10.2
1 7 WSW 15 10.1
2 7 SE 18 10.2
1 7 E 16 10.1
2 9 E 10 10.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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