Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2014 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0 — 20.7 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
4 — 26 secs
Average Water temperature
18 °C
13.9 — 27.8 °C
Average Wind
WSW, 19 mph
2 — 45 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 | 6 | WNW | 18 | 17.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | W | 28 | 17.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | WSW | 26 | 17.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 19 | 17.7 | |
| 2 | 7 | ESE | 19 | 17.6 | |
| 3 | 7 | WSW | 17 | 17.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 24 | 17.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 9 | 17.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | WNW | 16 | 17.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | W | 25 | 17.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 19 | 17.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 16 | 17.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | WNW | 19 | 17.6 | |
| 3 | 6 | WNW | 24 | 17.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | W | 31 | 17.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | WNW | 18 | 17.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | NW | 17 | 18.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | W | 20 | 17.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | W | 25 | 17.7 | |
| 4 | 6 | WSW | 28 | 17.7 | |
| 5 | 6 | WSW | 32 | 17.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 32 | 17.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | WSW | 18 | 17.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | WNW | 10 | 18.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | WNW | 8 | 18.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 19 | 17.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | S | 10 | 17.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 13 | 17.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | SW | 14 | 17.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 13 | 17.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 11 | 17.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.