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

Average Wave Height

3 ft
1 — 11.8 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
5 — 13 secs

Average Water temperature

9 °C
8.6 — 9.9 °C

Average Wind

SSW, 19 mph
2 — 51 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 Feb 2019 last observation shown Feb 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
3 7 WSW 23 9.6
2 9 S 8 9.7
2 10 ENE 13 9.6
2 11 ENE 13 9.5
2 9 E 13 9.5
2 9 E 14 9.5
3 10 E 12 9.2
3 8 SW 13 9.2
3 6 SSW 19 9.0
2 7 WSW 18 9.0
3 9 SW 14 9.0
3 7 S 19 8.9
2 8 S 13 8.9
2 9 SSE 10 8.9
2 9 SE 13 8.9
2 7 S 14 8.9
2 7 SW 13 9.0
4 7 WNW 18 8.9
5 7 W 28 8.8
8 8 SW 32 8.9
8 7 SSW 37 9.2
8 7 WSW 33 9.2
3 7 SSW 19 9.2
3 6 S 23 9.1
7 6 SSW 32 9.1
2 6 WNW 18 9.0
3 5 N 32 9.0
3 6 NNW 19 9.2
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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