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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0 — 18 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
0 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10 — 13.4 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 19 mph
0 — 59 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 May 2015 last observation shown May 2015
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 6 SW 23 12.1
2 6 WSW 16 12.1
3 6 WSW 24 12.0
2 5 W 22 12.0
1 6 W 11 12.4
1 5 WNW 12 12.0
1 5 WNW 14 11.9
1 5 SW 12 11.7
1 5 N 13 11.8
1 5 WSW 13 11.6
1 6 W 16 11.5
3 6 WNW 18 11.3
6 7 W 29 11.2
4 6 WSW 29 11.2
1 6 W 17 11.3
2 6 W 23 11.3
3 8 NW 15 11.2
1 5 W 19 11.1
2 8 ENE 9 11.5
3 8 W 20 11.2
2 8 SW 12 11.3
2 7 S 12 11.3
3 6 WSW 27 10.8
1 7 ESE 13 10.8
3 6 SW 16 10.7
8 7 SW 34 10.6
4 6 SSW 29 10.6
2 7 SSE 16 10.4
2 5 SSW 24 10.2
1 5 E 18 10.4
2 6 NE 27 10.1
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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