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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.7 — 10.5 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
4 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

18 °C
17.3 — 19.5 °C

Average Wind

NNW, 16 mph
1 — 45 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 Sep 2022 last observation shown Sep 2022
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
3 7 SW 24 17.6
1 8 N 8 17.7
2 7 NW 12 17.6
4 6 WNW 25 17.6
4 6 WNW 27 17.9
2 6 NNW 19 18.0
2 5 N 24 18.1
1 7 WSW 15 18.2
1 9 S 10 18.4
1 10 SE 5 18.5
1 8 NNE 9 18.4
1 7 NNW 9 18.3
1 6 NW 17 18.3
2 6 NNW 16 18.2
2 5 N 17 18.4
1 7 NNW 13 18.6
2 6 NNE 18 18.6
2 7 NE 23 18.7
1 7 ESE 11 18.8
1 9 SE 8 18.8
2 7 WNW 13 18.7
6 6 W 28 18.5
5 6 SSW 26 18.6
4 6 SSW 19 18.8
3 8 S 18 18.8
2 7 SSE 11 19.0
1 6 SE 16 18.9
1 14 S 7 18.9
1 8 E 8 18.8
2 6 NE 22 18.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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