Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2014 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
6 ft
1.3 — 17.1 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
5 — 9 secs
Average Water temperature
10 °C
-0.5 — 10.2 °C
Average Wind
SW, 30 mph
4 — 92 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 7 | WSW | 21 | 9.6 | |
| 5 | 7 | WSW | 29 | 9.6 | |
| 4 | 8 | WSW | 21 | 9.2 | |
| 6 | 7 | SSW | 30 | 9.7 | |
| 4 | 8 | S | 24 | 9.7 | |
| 5 | 7 | SSW | 31 | 9.7 | |
| 4 | 7 | WSW | 22 | 9.7 | |
| 5 | 7 | WSW | 28 | 9.6 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 27 | 9.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | WSW | 18 | 9.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSW | 20 | 9.7 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 24 | 9.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | SW | 18 | 9.7 | |
| 12 | 8 | WSW | 42 | 9.6 | |
| 7 | 7 | SSW | 37 | 9.5 | |
| 7 | 7 | WSW | 31 | 9.4 | |
| 8 | 7 | SW | 40 | 9.6 | |
| 7 | 7 | WSW | 33 | 9.7 | |
| 4 | 7 | WSW | 25 | 9.8 | |
| 11 | 8 | WSW | 37 | 9.7 | |
| 10 | 8 | SSW | 42 | 9.9 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 33 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 7 | SSW | 37 | 9.9 | |
| 10 | 8 | SSW | 45 | 9.9 | |
| 6 | 6 | S | 33 | 10.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SSE | 30 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 27 | 10.1 | |
| 9 | 7 | SW | 38 | 10.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.