Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Mar 2015 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0 — 33.8 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
0 — 9 secs
Average Water temperature
9 °C
8.3 — 9.4 °C
Average Wind
W, 22 mph
2 — 54 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8 | W | 40 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | W | 32 | 9.0 | |
| 9 | 8 | WSW | 41 | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 30 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | W | 15 | 9.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | WSW | 27 | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 13 | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 13 | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 11 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | NE | 22 | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | N | 19 | 8.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | NNE | 17 | 8.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 20 | 8.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | NNE | 29 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | E | 21 | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | ESE | 19 | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | ESE | 20 | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | N | 10 | 9.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | SSE | 16 | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 7 | SW | 16 | 8.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 9 | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 15 | 8.6 | |
| 3 | 7 | NW | 12 | 8.4 | |
| 4 | 6 | WNW | 30 | 8.3 | |
| 5 | 7 | WSW | 27 | 8.5 | |
| 6 | 7 | W | 33 | 8.5 | |
| 5 | 7 | WSW | 33 | 8.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.