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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 7.2 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
4 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

10 °C
8.8 — 10.7 °C

Average Wind

NNE, 17 mph
2 — 90 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 2015 last observation shown Apr 2015
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 5 W 18 10.3
2 6 SW 25 10.1
2 5 W 22 10.1
2 6 NW 16 10.3
1 8 NW 13 10.2
1 7 SSW 12 10.2
1 8 SW 10 9.9
1 6 ENE 17 9.8
3 6 ENE 29 9.7
2 5 NE 24 9.7
2 6 NE 23 9.7
2 6 NE 27 9.5
4 6 NE 31 9.5
3 6 NE 31 9.5
2 6 NE 26 9.6
1 8 E 6 10.6
2 9 SW 4 10.1
2 8 SW 8 9.6
2 7 SW 17 9.4
2 6 WSW 23 9.4
1 8 SE 10 9.5
1 8 ENE 13 9.3
0 14 E 7 9.3
1 6 NE 6 9.3
1 8 NNE 13 9.1
1 6 NE 10 9.0
2 6 NNE 17 9.0
1 6 SSW 11 9.1
4 7 WSW 18 9.1
6 7 W 34 8.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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