Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Oct 2015 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 33.8 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
4 — 26 secs
Average Water temperature
16 °C
12 — 16.7 °C
Average Wind
NE, 19 mph
2 — 37 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 | ESE | 14 | 15.1 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSE | 23 | 15.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | S | 25 | 15.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | WSW | 15 | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 7 | SE | 18 | 15.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | SE | 21 | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 7 | NE | 12 | 15.1 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 19 | 15.3 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSW | 11 | 15.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | WNW | 21 | 15.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 20 | 15.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | N | 13 | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 4 | NNE | 15 | 15.4 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 13 | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 20 | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 23 | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 16 | 15.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 24 | 15.5 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 23 | 15.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | NNE | 16 | 15.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | ENE | 21 | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 5 | ENE | 23 | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | NE | 14 | 16.1 | |
| 2 | 7 | NW | 9 | 16.1 | |
| 5 | 7 | W | 29 | 16.1 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 25 | 16.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSE | 22 | 16.2 | |
| 0 | 12 | S | 15 | 16.2 | |
| 0 | 9 | NNW | 7 | 16.2 | |
| 2 | 5 | ENE | 20 | 16.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | ENE | 27 | 16.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.