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
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 | 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
.