Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2010 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 9.2 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
4 — 9 secs
Average Water temperature
0 °C
0 — 0 °C
Average Wind
WSW, 14 mph
2 — 37 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | SW | 20 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | WNW | 12 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | WNW | 18 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 19 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 16 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 13 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 18 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 13 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | NW | 10 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 9 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 12 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | NW | 10 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 8 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 11 | 0.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | WSW | 23 | 0.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SSW | 21 | 0.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | SSW | 25 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | S | 15 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 11 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | WSW | 11 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | WSW | 9 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 11 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | WNW | 11 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | W | 7 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 9 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | NW | 10 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | W | 19 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | WSW | 16 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 8 | W | 15 | 0.0 | |
| 2 | 8 | SW | 12 | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | SE | 9 | 0.0 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.