Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
5 ft
0.3 — 18.7 ft
Average Wave period
7 secs
5 — 10 secs
Average Water temperature
10 °C
9.1 — 10.8 °C
Average Wind
W, 23 mph
1 — 61 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 6 | N | 14 | 9.3 | |
| 6 | 7 | NE | 33 | 9.3 | |
| 4 | 6 | ENE | 30 | 9.4 | |
| 1 | 7 | SE | 10 | 9.5 | |
| 1 | 7 | NW | 8 | 9.6 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 11 | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 7 | NNW | 10 | 9.7 | |
| 4 | 6 | W | 20 | 9.9 | |
| 8 | 7 | WSW | 33 | 9.9 | |
| 7 | 7 | WSW | 37 | 9.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | WSW | 21 | 9.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | NW | 16 | 9.7 | |
| 3 | 7 | S | 19 | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | ENE | 7 | 9.8 | |
| 4 | 6 | N | 26 | 9.7 | |
| 4 | 7 | NNE | 21 | 9.9 | |
| 3 | 6 | E | 20 | 9.9 | |
| 3 | 6 | SE | 22 | 10.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | WSW | 5 | 10.1 | |
| 7 | 7 | WNW | 27 | 10.1 | |
| 6 | 7 | W | 23 | 10.2 | |
| 14 | 9 | WSW | 49 | 10.4 | |
| 8 | 7 | SW | 34 | 10.3 | |
| 7 | 7 | S | 34 | 10.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 23 | 10.5 | |
| 5 | 7 | W | 25 | 10.4 | |
| 6 | 7 | WNW | 30 | 10.3 | |
| 6 | 7 | W | 31 | 10.6 | |
| 8 | 8 | WSW | 37 | 10.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.