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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 6.2 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

12 °C
10.5 — 14.1 °C

Average Wind

NW, 15 mph
2 — 34 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 2019 last observation shown May 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 6 WSW 11 13.2
2 6 WSW 20 12.8
2 7 SW 17 12.7
3 6 WNW 18 12.7
2 6 W 19 12.6
2 7 WSW 19 12.5
2 8 WNW 13 12.7
1 8 W 12 12.5
1 7 SSW 11 12.4
1 6 SE 8 12.4
1 5 NW 13 12.3
1 6 WNW 11 12.1
1 7 N 7 11.9
1 7 NNE 9 11.9
1 6 NNE 15 11.6
2 6 NE 20 11.6
1 6 NE 17 11.6
2 5 NE 24 11.4
2 5 ENE 20 11.4
1 6 ENE 10 11.6
1 7 N 12 11.4
2 8 SSW 11 11.4
4 8 WSW 21 11.2
2 6 S 22 11.1
1 6 SSE 12 11.1
1 5 WNW 14 11.1
2 6 NNW 18 10.9
2 5 N 25 10.8
1 5 NNW 13 11.1
1 6 WNW 18 11.0
1 8 N 9 11.3
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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