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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 13.5 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
3 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

18 °C
17 — 20.4 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 16 mph
2 — 44 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 Aug 2019 last observation shown Aug 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 6 WSW 3 17.9
1 5 SW 2 18.0
1 5 W 16 17.9
1 6 WSW 14 18.5
1 6 NNW 9 19.3
1 6 WNW 7 19.0
1 7 ENE 10 18.8
1 6 ENE 12 18.2
1 6 NNE 7 18.0
1 5 WSW 11 17.7
1 6 SW 8 17.7
2 6 W 19 17.4
4 6 WSW 27 17.4
3 6 WSW 22 17.3
4 6 WSW 23 17.4
2 6 SSW 23 17.4
4 6 W 26 17.4
2 5 SW 23 17.2
2 5 W 18 17.3
2 6 W 17 17.3
4 7 WSW 23 17.3
9 8 SW 34 17.3
2 5 S 22 17.5
1 5 SSE 13 17.6
2 5 WSW 20 17.3
2 6 SW 18 17.3
2 6 SW 18 17.2
1 5 S 14 17.3
1 6 ENE 11 17.4
1 6 WNW 8 17.5
1 5 WSW 11 17.3
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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