Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Aug 2017 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 7.9 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
4 — 26 secs
Average Water temperature
17 °C
16.5 — 19.3 °C
Average Wind
W, 16 mph
2 — 38 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 6 | W | 17 | 17.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | N | 19 | 17.6 | |
| 0 | 15 | N | 9 | 18.4 | |
| 1 | 7 | ENE | 9 | 18.1 | |
| 1 | 7 | NE | 8 | 17.8 | |
| 1 | 8 | NW | 7 | 17.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | NE | 7 | 17.6 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 14 | 17.4 | |
| 2 | 6 | WSW | 22 | 17.4 | |
| 1 | 7 | E | 14 | 17.4 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 12 | 17.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | WSW | 15 | 17.3 | |
| 5 | 7 | W | 30 | 17.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | SW | 28 | 17.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 23 | 17.3 | |
| 1 | 5 | SSW | 12 | 17.4 | |
| 1 | 6 | NW | 15 | 17.4 | |
| 1 | 6 | E | 8 | 17.5 | |
| 1 | 6 | NNW | 9 | 17.4 | |
| 3 | 5 | W | 24 | 17.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | W | 18 | 17.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 23 | 17.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | NW | 15 | 17.0 | |
| 1 | 6 | WNW | 15 | 17.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 12 | 17.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | W | 17 | 16.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | W | 20 | 16.9 | |
| 3 | 7 | WSW | 22 | 16.8 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 29 | 16.8 | |
| 2 | 6 | SSW | 23 | 16.8 | |
| 1 | 7 | WSW | 11 | 17.1 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.