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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2019 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

4 ft
0 — 9.8 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
3 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

16 °C
15.1 — 17.4 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 23 mph
0 — 45 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 Oct 2019 last observation shown Oct 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 6 E 20 15.1
3 5 E 27 15.2
3 5 E 27 15.4
1 5 ENE 19 15.4
2 6 N 17 15.5
8 7 SSW 34 15.9
5 6 SSW 31 15.9
2 5 SW 20 15.9
1 6 E 17 15.9
1 6 ENE 10 16.0
2 5 N 23 15.8
2 6 N 20 16.0
5 7 WSW 22 16.1
8 7 SW 34 16.1
4 7 SW 26 16.2
4 6 WSW 22 16.2
3 5 SW 22 16.4
2 5 SE 20 16.4
3 6 SW 24 16.4
3 6 NNE 16 16.3
7 7 SW 34 16.6
6 7 WSW 29 16.5
6 7 W 30 16.4
5 7 W 26 16.7
4 7 WSW 22 16.7
4 7 W 30 16.9
3 8 ENE 11 17.0
6 7 W 28 16.8
2 7 SSE 16 16.7
3 6 N 23 16.8
4 6 WSW 24 17.1
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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