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

Average Wave Height

3 ft
0.3 — 12.8 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
3 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

14 °C
12.1 — 15.8 °C

Average Wind

WNW, 22 mph
2 — 52 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 Nov 2017 last observation shown Nov 2017
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
3 5 NNW 28 12.3
2 5 N 27 12.6
3 6 NNW 22 12.9
7 7 WNW 33 13.2
4 6 NW 27 13.1
2 6 NNW 23 13.2
2 7 NNW 11 13.4
8 7 WSW 34 13.8
6 6 SSW 35 14.0
4 6 SW 28 14.0
4 6 WSW 27 13.8
2 6 NNW 15 13.7
2 6 WNW 23 13.8
1 6 NNE 14 13.9
1 6 W 16 14.3
1 5 W 10 14.3
2 5 W 20 14.2
3 5 N 28 14.5
4 6 S 24 14.9
0 12 SSE 8 15.3
1 5 WNW 10 15.5
1 3 S 15 15.5
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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