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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

5 ft
0.7 — 37.4 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
5 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10.1 — 12.4 °C

Average Wind

SW, 26 mph
2 — 56 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 Jan 2016 last observation shown Jan 2016
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
5 7 WSW 28 10.5
7 7 W 32 10.5
8 7 SW 37 10.5
4 7 W 20 10.5
8 7 SW 34 10.6
6 7 SW 29 10.5
3 7 S 22 10.5
3 7 SSW 19 10.5
3 7 SW 18 10.5
4 6 SSW 26 10.3
3 6 S 21 10.3
1 8 SE 9 10.3
2 8 E 9 10.2
3 6 SE 20 10.4
2 5 ESE 18 10.5
2 6 NNW 14 10.6
4 6 NW 29 10.7
5 6 WNW 32 11.0
5 7 W 27 11.2
9 7 W 38 11.3
5 6 SW 28 11.5
7 7 SW 29 11.6
5 6 SSW 32 11.8
4 7 SW 21 11.8
8 7 WSW 38 11.9
3 7 W 11 12.0
6 7 SW 28 12.0
6 7 SW 30 12.1
7 7 SW 30 12.2
8 7 SSW 38 12.4
5 8 SE 25 12.3
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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