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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 10.5 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 14 secs

Average Water temperature

10 °C
8.4 — 11.3 °C

Average Wind

E, 20 mph
2 — 63 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 2017 last observation shown Jan 2017
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 7 ESE 15 9.5
3 6 SW 17 9.4
4 6 SSW 28 9.2
3 6 SSW 25 9.1
3 6 SE 25 8.9
2 6 ESE 20 8.6
2 9 E 14 8.9
1 9 W 9 9.2
1 9 E 6 9.1
2 10 ESE 9 9.0
1 7 SE 13 9.0
1 5 E 22 9.2
2 5 ENE 26 9.5
1 5 E 21 9.6
1 6 E 14 9.8
1 6 E 13 9.8
3 6 NW 20 9.8
4 6 NW 28 9.8
7 7 NW 38 10.1
5 6 WSW 32 10.5
3 6 W 28 10.8
4 6 WNW 25 10.7
3 6 WSW 23 10.7
1 7 NNW 8 10.8
2 6 WNW 18 10.6
1 5 SSW 16 10.5
1 6 NE 12 10.6
3 5 NNW 26 10.7
2 5 WNW 19 10.8
2 5 NNE 23 11.0
3 6 SSW 22 11.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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