Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2014 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.7 — 33.8 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
4 — 11 secs
Average Water temperature
15 °C
11 — 16.5 °C
Average Wind
SSE, 22 mph
2 — 49 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 | 8 | NNE | 15 | 14.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | ESE | 16 | 14.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 26 | 14.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | S | 17 | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSE | 10 | 14.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | E | 24 | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 18 | 14.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 18 | 14.5 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 14 | 14.7 | |
| 3 | 5 | ESE | 21 | 14.6 | |
| 2 | 8 | E | 17 | 14.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 17 | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 16 | 14.7 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSE | 15 | 14.6 | |
| 2 | 8 | ESE | 14 | 14.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | S | 18 | 15.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | S | 23 | 15.1 | |
| 5 | 6 | S | 29 | 15.1 | |
| 5 | 6 | SSW | 29 | 15.2 | |
| 6 | 6 | SSE | 34 | 15.2 | |
| 4 | 6 | SSW | 29 | 15.3 | |
| 3 | 7 | WSW | 13 | 15.4 | |
| 6 | 7 | SSW | 33 | 15.4 | |
| 8 | 7 | SW | 40 | 15.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 22 | 15.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNW | 22 | 15.6 | |
| 3 | 6 | W | 16 | 15.8 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 32 | 15.9 | |
| 6 | 7 | SSW | 32 | 16.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 20 | 16.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.