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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2013 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

1 ft
0 — 4.6 ft

Average Wave period

3 secs
0 — 8 secs

Average Water temperature

17 °C
15.6 — 18 °C

Average Wind

W, 15 mph
2 — 53 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 Aug 2013 last observation shown Aug 2013
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 6 NW 15 17.1
1 5 WSW 18 17.1
1 6 WSW 12 17.3
1 6 NNW 9 17.3
1 6 NNW 11 17.1
1 7 NNE 13 16.9
2 6 N 22 16.6
1 5 WNW 20 16.6
1 5 ENE 15 16.8
1 6 ENE 14 16.7
1 6 WSW 5 16.8
1 7 WNW 9 16.7
1 6 WNW 18 16.5
3 6 WSW 21 16.4
2 6 SW 20 16.3
1 5 SW 14 16.4
1 5 SW 13 16.5
1 5 W 12 16.4
0 2 WNW 17 16.2
0 0 WNW 17 16.1
0 0 WSW 17 16.1
0 0 W 16 16.1
0 0 WSW 19 16.0
0 0 W 11 16.2
0 0 NE 14 15.9
0 0 NNW 9 16.3
0 0 S 19 16.1
0 0 S 10 16.3
0 0 SW 17 16.2
0 0 SSW 9 16.8
0 0 SE 16 16.3
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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