Greenwich wave buoy monthly averages for 2011 last observation shown oldest observation available Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

3 ft
1.6 — 5.6 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
6 — 7.2 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
8.4 — 16.7 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 20 mph
14 — 30 mph
Greenwich wave buoy monthly averages 2011 last observation shown Dec 2011
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
5.6 6.7 W 30 12.4
2.8 6.6 SSE 21 14.8
3.0 6 SW 23 16.2
2.9 6.5 SW 20 16.7
1.6 6.2 WSW 17 16.6
1.7 6 W 15 15.6
2.2 6 WSW 19 13.7
2.2 6.2 WSW 19 11.7
1.6 6.8 NE 14 10.0
1.8 6.1 ENE 19 8.4
3.3 7.2 SW 21 8.6
2.8 6 NW 23 8.5
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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