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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2022 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

1 ft
0.7 — 4.9 ft

Average Wave period

8 secs
4 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

18 °C
17.3 — 20.1 °C

Average Wind

NNE, 14 mph
1 — 30 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 2022 last observation shown Aug 2022
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 5 NE 24 18.7
2 5 NNE 20 18.7
2 5 ENE 24 18.7
2 5 NE 22 18.7
1 9 ENE 8 18.9
1 7 NNW 8 18.9
1 8 NNW 13 19.0
1 7 E 7 19.2
1 7 SW 12 18.8
1 8 S 6 18.7
1 7 WSW 9 18.4
2 6 WSW 16 18.4
2 6 W 20 18.4
1 9 WNW 12 18.5
1 10 NNE 12 18.3
1 11 ESE 6 18.4
1 13 SW 12 18.4
1 16 ESE 10 18.5
1 10 ENE 14 18.6
1 7 NE 17 18.4
1 7 NE 17 18.3
1 6 NE 21 18.2
1 6 NE 18 18.2
1 19 ENE 9 18.8
1 15 ENE 6 18.5
1 8 NNE 10 18.1
1 6 NW 17 17.8
1 7 W 15 17.8
1 6 WSW 12 17.6
1 5 WSW 17 17.6
1 6 WSW 11 17.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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