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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for May 2011 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.7 — 10.5 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

12 °C
10.5 — 13.6 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 19 mph
2 — 39 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 May 2011 last observation shown May 2011
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 5 WNW 23 12.6
1 6 WSW 12 12.6
3 6 WSW 24 12.5
3 6 WSW 27 12.3
3 6 WNW 22 12.4
6 7 WSW 33 12.4
1 7 ESE 10 12.7
3 6 W 23 12.2
3 6 WSW 22 12.1
3 6 WSW 26 12.0
1 6 SW 8 12.4
1 6 W 16 11.9
1 6 WNW 9 12.1
1 5 SW 18 11.7
2 5 W 21 11.7
2 5 W 25 11.6
2 5 WNW 22 11.5
1 5 WNW 21 11.5
1 6 W 14 11.6
1 6 W 20 11.4
2 8 WSW 12 11.5
3 9 W 9 11.9
3 9 S 12 11.5
1 8 SSW 13 11.2
2 8 SE 15 11.2
2 8 SE 15 11.1
1 6 ESE 16 11.0
2 5 ENE 22 10.7
4 6 ENE 30 10.6
5 6 NE 34 10.7
2 5 NE 27 10.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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