Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 35.8 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
4 — 9 secs
Average Water temperature
17 °C
16 — 19.1 °C
Average Wind
W, 18 mph
2 — 43 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 | WNW | 13 | 17.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 6 | 17.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | WNW | 12 | 17.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | WSW | 18 | 17.5 | |
| 1 | 5 | E | 14 | 17.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | WNW | 10 | 18.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | NNW | 9 | 18.0 | |
| 1 | 8 | S | 11 | 17.7 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 14 | 17.4 | |
| 2 | 6 | WSW | 16 | 17.2 | |
| 6 | 7 | WSW | 32 | 17.1 | |
| 6 | 7 | SW | 28 | 17.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | S | 15 | 17.1 | |
| 1 | 8 | W | 10 | 17.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | ENE | 15 | 17.2 | |
| 1 | 5 | NE | 21 | 17.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | ENE | 22 | 17.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 14 | 17.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 16 | 17.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 19 | 16.9 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 22 | 16.8 | |
| 2 | 5 | NW | 20 | 16.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | NW | 20 | 16.7 | |
| 3 | 6 | W | 24 | 16.6 | |
| 2 | 5 | SW | 22 | 16.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 12 | 16.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 20 | 16.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | WSW | 26 | 16.4 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 25 | 16.4 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 28 | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 15 | 16.3 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.