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

Average Wave Height

1 ft
0.3 — 17.7 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
4 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10 — 12 °C

Average Wind

W, 15 mph
3 — 31 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 2017 last observation shown Apr 2017
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 5 ESE 24 11.2
0 9 SE 16 11.2
1 4 WNW 14 11.1
1 5 NW 18 10.8
2 5 N 20 10.8
1 5 NNW 18 11.0
1 7 WSW 18 11.1
1 5 SSE 12 11.1
0 12 NNE 12 11.1
0 16 W 14 11.1
1 9 S 9 11.0
2 5 ENE 20 10.8
1 5 NE 13 10.8
1 5 NE 14 10.9
2 5 W 20 10.8
1 5 W 21 10.8
1 5 WNW 15 10.7
1 5 W 14 10.6
2 5 W 24 10.6
1 6 NW 16 10.6
1 6 NW 14 10.6
1 7 SSE 15 10.8
1 8 E 11 10.7
1 7 WSW 8 10.8
1 8 ESE 7 10.8
2 9 NNW 15 10.4
2 10 WSW 12 10.3
1 8 SSW 8 10.2
2 9 WSW 8 10.4
3 7 SSW 16 10.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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