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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.7 — 5.9 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
4 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

18 °C
17.4 — 19.3 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 16 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 Sep 2016 last observation shown Sep 2016
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 6 WSW 17 17.7
4 6 WSW 27 17.7
3 6 WSW 24 17.8
2 6 SSW 21 17.8
3 7 SSW 12 17.8
4 6 WSW 26 17.9
1 6 S 19 18.0
1 7 NNW 8 18.1
1 7 WSW 12 18.0
1 8 ESE 11 18.1
1 8 NNE 9 18.0
1 6 NNW 11 18.0
1 5 NNW 15 17.9
3 5 NNW 27 17.7
2 5 W 22 17.9
1 8 SW 11 18.2
2 7 S 13 18.6
2 9 E 15 18.7
1 8 ESE 11 18.5
2 8 NE 10 18.1
3 7 SSW 18 17.9
3 7 SSW 16 17.9
3 7 SW 23 17.9
1 9 SE 13 18.1
2 8 W 9 18.0
2 7 WSW 16 17.7
4 6 WSW 27 17.7
1 6 WSW 15 17.7
1 6 SW 17 17.6
1 8 W 14 17.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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