Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Nov 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0.3 — 12.8 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
3 — 26 secs
Average Water temperature
14 °C
12.1 — 15.8 °C
Average Wind
WNW, 22 mph
2 — 52 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 | 5 | NNW | 28 | 12.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | N | 27 | 12.6 | |
| 3 | 6 | NNW | 22 | 12.9 | |
| 7 | 7 | WNW | 33 | 13.2 | |
| 4 | 6 | NW | 27 | 13.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNW | 23 | 13.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | NNW | 11 | 13.4 | |
| 8 | 7 | WSW | 34 | 13.8 | |
| 6 | 6 | SSW | 35 | 14.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | SW | 28 | 14.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | WSW | 27 | 13.8 | |
| 2 | 6 | NNW | 15 | 13.7 | |
| 2 | 6 | WNW | 23 | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | NNE | 14 | 13.9 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 16 | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 10 | 14.3 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 20 | 14.2 | |
| 3 | 5 | N | 28 | 14.5 | |
| 4 | 6 | S | 24 | 14.9 | |
| 0 | 12 | SSE | 8 | 15.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | WNW | 10 | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 3 | S | 15 | 15.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.