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

Average Wave Height

4 ft
0.7 — 14.1 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 9 secs

Average Water temperature

10 °C
9.2 — 11 °C

Average Wind

W, 17 mph
2 — 39 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 2016 last observation shown Apr 2016
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
3 5 NW 16 10.3
7 6 W 24 10.1
3 6 W 17 10.2
3 5 NW 15 10.1
4 5 NW 18 10.1
5 5 WNW 22 10.1
2 5 NW 13 10.1
4 5 NNE 14 10.1
6 5 NE 28 10.1
6 6 ENE 28 10.2
7 6 ENE 30 10.2
2 5 NNE 14 10.4
2 5 W 17 10.2
2 6 NW 11 10.3
3 6 NW 15 10.1
6 6 SW 21 10.1
3 8 SSE 7 10.4
2 8 ENE 4 10.4
2 8 SSE 6 10.1
3 7 SSW 11 9.9
5 6 ESE 22 9.7
5 6 SW 19 9.7
4 7 W 12 9.8
10 7 W 26 9.6
8 6 WSW 27 9.7
3 7 WSW 17 9.7
4 7 S 16 9.7
5 8 SSE 13 9.7
6 7 SE 15 9.6
3 7 SE 10 9.6
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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