Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2010 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.3 — 8.9 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
0 — 9 secs
Average Water temperature
9 °C
0 — 16 °C
Average Wind
NW, 22 mph
0 — 46 mph
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.
| Day | Wave height (ft) | Wave Period (s) | Wind Direction | Wind Speed (mph) | Water Temp (°C) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | E | 21 | 15.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SSW | 24 | 15.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | S | 31 | 15.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 24 | 15.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 29 | 15.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 25 | 15.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | N | 14 | 15.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | N | 18 | 15.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | W | 32 | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 17 | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 15 | 15.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | NNW | 24 | 15.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | WNW | 29 | 15.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 19 | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 17 | 15.6 | |
| 3 | 5 | N | 26 | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 18 | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 19 | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 22 | 16.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | NE | 27 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | NE | 31 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | ENE | 27 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | ENE | 24 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 20 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | ESE | 19 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 22 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 19 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | NNW | 11 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | 5 | S | 23 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | S | 17 | 0.0 | |
| 5 | 6 | SSW | 30 | 0.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.