Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2015 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.3 — 10.8 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
4 — 26 secs
Average Water temperature
9 °C
8.3 — 9.5 °C
Average Wind
NW, 22 mph
2 — 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | SSW | 31 | 8.6 | |
| 3 | 7 | WNW | 21 | 8.6 | |
| 3 | 7 | WSW | 21 | 8.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | WSW | 17 | 8.7 | |
| 7 | 7 | W | 33 | 8.6 | |
| 6 | 7 | W | 31 | 8.6 | |
| 4 | 7 | SW | 26 | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | NW | 20 | 8.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | WNW | 19 | 8.7 | |
| 5 | 6 | SSW | 29 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | SW | 12 | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 7 | NW | 20 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSW | 20 | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | ENE | 13 | 8.8 | |
| 4 | 8 | SE | 17 | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 32 | 8.7 | |
| 0 | 9 | ENE | 10 | 8.5 | |
| 1 | 9 | E | 9 | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | E | 15 | 8.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 9 | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 18 | 8.7 | |
| 4 | 6 | NE | 27 | 8.7 | |
| 8 | 7 | NE | 38 | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 5 | NNE | 28 | 9.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 25 | 9.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNE | 17 | 9.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNW | 18 | 9.3 | |
| 5 | 6 | NW | 34 | 9.4 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.