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

Average Wave Height

3 ft
0 — 9.8 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 14 secs

Average Water temperature

12 °C
10.1 — 13 °C

Average Wind

N, 15 mph
2 — 64 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 2016 last observation shown May 2016
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
8 6 N 27 12.3
4 5 NNW 22 12.5
3 5 N 17 12.5
2 5 NE 18 12.3
2 6 ENE 15 12.3
2 7 NE 16 12.1
3 6 NE 13 12.0
3 7 ENE 20 11.9
3 6 WNW 17 11.8
3 7 W 12 11.8
3 6 SSW 15 11.8
4 6 SW 17 11.8
5 6 W 20 11.7
4 6 SW 20 11.6
2 6 WSW 14 11.7
2 5 W 15 11.6
2 6 W 19 11.4
3 6 NNW 15 11.5
3 5 NNE 15 11.6
1 6 NW 10 11.5
1 6 NE 6 11.3
1 6 ENE 9 11.3
1 5 E 14 11.1
1 6 E 17 11.0
2 7 ESE 11 11.0
2 8 ENE 12 10.9
2 7 E 15 10.7
2 8 SE 7 10.9
4 6 WNW 18 10.5
3 5 SW 21 10.5
2 6 W 8 10.6
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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