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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0 — 8.2 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
4 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

12 °C
10 — 14.7 °C

Average Wind

E, 17 mph
3 — 41 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 2017 last observation shown May 2017
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 7 WSW 11 13.6
1 6 WSW 19 12.9
1 6 SSE 13 12.9
1 5 NE 14 12.8
1 7 SW 15 12.8
1 6 ENE 18 12.6
1 6 ENE 15 12.6
1 7 W 8 12.8
2 8 W 18 12.5
1 7 ESE 15 13.0
1 4 ESE 13 12.5
2 6 SW 18 12.2
2 7 W 18 12.0
2 8 NW 16 11.9
3 9 NNW 13 12.2
2 7 SSW 14 12.3
2 7 S 16 11.8
2 6 SW 19 11.8
1 5 SSW 15 11.8
1 5 SSW 16 11.6
1 7 E 15 11.5
1 21 ENE 12 11.4
1 17 NE 14 11.0
2 5 NNE 23 11.2
1 6 NNW 12 11.4
3 6 NE 23 11.4
3 6 ENE 31 11.3
2 7 NNE 22 11.3
2 6 NNE 20 11.3
2 7 NE 11 11.5
5 6 S 28 11.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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