Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2015 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0 — 39.4 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
2 — 9 secs
Average Water temperature
15 °C
14.3 — 17.5 °C
Average Wind
WSW, 17 mph
2 — 40 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 | 6 | ENE | 6 | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | WNW | 17 | 16.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | W | 22 | 15.8 | |
| 6 | 7 | W | 31 | 15.8 | |
| 8 | 7 | WSW | 35 | 15.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 25 | 15.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | WNW | 25 | 15.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | ENE | 16 | 15.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | W | 12 | 16.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | WSW | 16 | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 15 | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 4 | SSW | 15 | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | SW | 10 | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 12 | 15.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 17 | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | E | 15 | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 13 | 15.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | WSW | 21 | 15.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | WSW | 25 | 15.2 | |
| 2 | 6 | WSW | 21 | 15.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 20 | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 11 | 15.6 | |
| 2 | 7 | W | 12 | 15.4 | |
| 5 | 7 | W | 29 | 14.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | SW | 20 | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 11 | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 8 | WSW | 11 | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 12 | 14.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | NE | 19 | 14.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | WSW | 10 | 14.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | SE | 17 | 15.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.