Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2014 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0 — 34.1 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
4 — 26 secs
Average Water temperature
10 °C
-0.2 — 10.3 °C
Average Wind
SW, 18 mph
1 — 47 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 | 9 | SE | 14 | 10.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | ESE | 14 | 10.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 19 | 10.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | E | 20 | 9.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | E | 16 | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 8 | NNE | 19 | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 7 | SE | 20 | 9.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | ESE | 15 | 9.9 | |
| 4 | 7 | WNW | 24 | 9.8 | |
| 5 | 6 | WSW | 28 | 9.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | WSW | 21 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 17 | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | WSW | 21 | 9.9 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 25 | 9.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 17 | 9.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | W | 21 | 9.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 20 | 9.8 | |
| 1 | 9 | NW | 13 | 9.7 | |
| 1 | 9 | ENE | 12 | 9.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 19 | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | NE | 25 | 9.8 | |
| 2 | 9 | NNE | 16 | 10.1 | |
| 2 | 8 | S | 14 | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | SE | 18 | 9.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 16 | 9.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | SSW | 14 | 9.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | WNW | 8 | 9.8 | |
| 3 | 8 | WNW | 15 | 9.7 | |
| 4 | 7 | SW | 18 | 9.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | SSW | 30 | 9.6 | |
| 3 | 7 | WNW | 16 | 9.6 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.