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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2015 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 33.8 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

16 °C
12 — 16.7 °C

Average Wind

NE, 19 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 Oct 2015 last observation shown Oct 2015
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 6 ESE 14 15.1
3 6 SSE 23 15.1
4 6 S 25 15.0
2 7 WSW 15 15.1
2 7 SE 18 15.2
2 5 SE 21 15.1
2 7 NE 12 15.1
3 6 SSW 19 15.3
2 8 SSW 11 15.3
3 6 WNW 21 15.3
2 5 W 20 15.3
1 5 N 13 15.4
1 4 NNE 15 15.4
1 6 NE 13 15.4
2 5 N 20 15.4
2 5 N 23 15.4
2 5 NNE 16 15.4
2 5 N 24 15.5
2 5 N 23 15.6
1 5 NNE 16 15.8
2 5 ENE 21 15.9
1 5 ENE 23 15.9
1 7 NE 14 16.1
2 7 NW 9 16.1
5 7 W 29 16.1
3 6 SSW 25 16.2
3 6 SSE 22 16.2
0 12 S 15 16.2
0 9 NNW 7 16.2
2 5 ENE 20 16.2
3 6 ENE 27 16.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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