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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0 — 5.6 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
0 — 25 secs

Average Water temperature

17 °C
12.3 — 18.4 °C

Average Wind

SW, 14 mph
2 — 38 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 Aug 2015 last observation shown Aug 2015
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 5 N 14 17.1
1 6 NNE 12 17.3
1 6 E 10 17.1
2 6 SW 14 17.1
4 6 WSW 23 17.0
4 6 SSW 26 17.1
4 6 SW 28 17.0
2 6 E 20 17.2
2 6 SSW 16 17.3
1 7 E 14 17.6
1 6 SSW 6 17.5
1 6 SSW 11 17.0
1 5 SW 13 16.8
1 6 W 14 16.8
1 6 NNE 8 17.1
1 6 NNE 8 17.0
2 6 WNW 17 16.8
1 5 SSW 13 16.9
2 5 NE 18 16.5
2 5 NE 22 16.7
1 7 NNE 9 16.7
1 7 WSW 11 16.8
1 6 WNW 10 17.4
1 7 ENE 6 17.0
2 7 W 7 16.8
2 7 SW 16 16.4
2 7 SSE 9 16.4
3 7 WSW 19 16.0
1 6 SW 13 16.3
1 6 ESE 13 16.2
1 5 WNW 11 16.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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