Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0 — 14.8 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
0 — 16 secs
Average Water temperature
15 °C
13 — 17.6 °C
Average Wind
WSW, 18 mph
3 — 68 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 | 7 | N | 10 | 15.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 11 | 15.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | W | 13 | 15.1 | |
| 1 | 4 | ENE | 15 | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 14 | 15.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | WSW | 24 | 14.9 | |
| 2 | 4 | SW | 25 | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 24 | 14.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 23 | 15.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | ENE | 16 | 15.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | NE | 17 | 16.2 | |
| 1 | 8 | ENE | 15 | 16.4 | |
| 1 | 8 | NE | 11 | 16.3 | |
| 1 | 8 | W | 9 | 15.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | W | 20 | 14.2 | |
| 2 | 7 | W | 19 | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | ENE | 15 | 14.3 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 8 | 14.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | W | 24 | 13.7 | |
| 3 | 8 | SW | 19 | 13.7 | |
| 2 | 8 | SSW | 13 | 14.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | SW | 20 | 13.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 17 | 13.5 | |
| 5 | 5 | WSW | 31 | 13.3 | |
| 10 | 8 | WSW | 45 | 13.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 21 | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 16 | 13.5 | |
| 2 | 7 | W | 22 | 13.6 | |
| 2 | 9 | S | 12 | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 8 | E | 10 | 13.8 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.