Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
5 ft
0.7 — 37.4 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
5 — 10 secs
Average Water temperature
11 °C
10.1 — 12.4 °C
Average Wind
SW, 26 mph
2 — 56 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 | 7 | WSW | 28 | 10.5 | |
| 7 | 7 | W | 32 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 7 | SW | 37 | 10.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | W | 20 | 10.5 | |
| 8 | 7 | SW | 34 | 10.6 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 29 | 10.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | S | 22 | 10.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSW | 19 | 10.5 | |
| 3 | 7 | SW | 18 | 10.5 | |
| 4 | 6 | SSW | 26 | 10.3 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 21 | 10.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | SE | 9 | 10.3 | |
| 2 | 8 | E | 9 | 10.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | SE | 20 | 10.4 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 18 | 10.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNW | 14 | 10.6 | |
| 4 | 6 | NW | 29 | 10.7 | |
| 5 | 6 | WNW | 32 | 11.0 | |
| 5 | 7 | W | 27 | 11.2 | |
| 9 | 7 | W | 38 | 11.3 | |
| 5 | 6 | SW | 28 | 11.5 | |
| 7 | 7 | SW | 29 | 11.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | SSW | 32 | 11.8 | |
| 4 | 7 | SW | 21 | 11.8 | |
| 8 | 7 | WSW | 38 | 11.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | W | 11 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 28 | 12.0 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 30 | 12.1 | |
| 7 | 7 | SW | 30 | 12.2 | |
| 8 | 7 | SSW | 38 | 12.4 | |
| 5 | 8 | SE | 25 | 12.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.