Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2018 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
0 — 33.8 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
0 — 9 secs
Average Water temperature
9 °C
0 — 9.9 °C
Average Wind
N, 25 mph
3 — 48 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 | 5 | ENE | 24 | 7.1 | |
| 5 | 6 | ENE | 33 | 7.4 | |
| 4 | 6 | ENE | 29 | 7.9 | |
| 4 | 6 | ENE | 27 | 8.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | ENE | 28 | 8.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | ENE | 26 | 8.5 | |
| 2 | 6 | NE | 23 | 8.7 | |
| 2 | 7 | N | 22 | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | W | 13 | 8.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | S | 15 | 8.8 | |
| 2 | 8 | SE | 10 | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 8 | SW | 14 | 8.8 | |
| 3 | 6 | WSW | 23 | 8.8 | |
| 5 | 7 | SSW | 31 | 8.4 | |
| 7 | 6 | SSW | 37 | 8.6 | |
| 4 | 7 | W | 24 | 8.8 | |
| 7 | 6 | WNW | 36 | 8.9 | |
| 5 | 7 | SW | 29 | 8.9 | |
| 6 | 7 | WNW | 33 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | WSW | 17 | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 5 | NNE | 22 | 8.9 | |
| 3 | 5 | NNE | 26 | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 6 | NE | 29 | 9.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | NNE | 31 | 9.3 | |
| 1 | 6 | N | 14 | 9.5 | |
| 3 | 6 | NNW | 24 | 9.6 | |
| 5 | 6 | NW | 30 | 9.7 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.