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

Average Wave Height

4 ft
0.3 — 17.7 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 9 secs

Average Water temperature

14 °C
12.5 — 15.4 °C

Average Wind

SSW, 23 mph
3 — 59 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 2019 last observation shown Nov 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
3 6 E 26 12.6
2 7 NNE 16 12.8
5 7 WNW 23 13.1
7 7 SW 33 13.1
5 6 S 31 13.2
3 6 S 26 13.1
2 6 SSW 21 13.2
3 5 ESE 23 13.2
4 6 SSE 31 13.1
3 6 SE 23 13.0
3 6 SE 26 13.1
1 6 S 13 13.2
2 5 N 22 13.4
1 6 ESE 12 13.4
2 5 SE 15 13.3
3 6 NNE 27 13.4
3 6 S 13 13.5
3 6 W 24 13.9
7 7 WNW 34 13.9
5 6 W 31 14.1
3 7 E 18 14.2
3 6 SW 20 14.3
2 7 N 13 14.4
4 6 WSW 26 14.5
2 7 NW 15 14.8
4 8 NW 18 14.9
5 7 SW 27 14.9
5 7 WSW 21 15.0
11 8 SW 42 15.1
3 6 SSW 25 15.3
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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