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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jul 2018 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

1 ft
0.3 — 6.2 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
3 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

17 °C
14.4 — 19.9 °C

Average Wind

NW, 12 mph
2 — 37 mph
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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.

Greenwich wave buoy daily averages Jul 2018 last observation shown Jul 2018
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 7 SW 13 17.1
3 7 SSW 16 17.1
5 7 S 27 17.0
3 7 SW 20 17.3
1 7 W 13 18.5
0 7 NE 11 18.4
0 7 WNW 10 18.1
0 7 W 10 17.5
1 5 WSW 13 17.0
1 5 WSW 11 17.0
1 5 NNW 8 16.9
1 6 E 10 16.3
1 6 NE 13 16.4
1 7 WSW 7 16.7
1 6 WSW 15 16.1
1 5 W 12 16.2
1 6 W 7 16.3
1 5 NNE 8 16.1
1 5 NE 11 15.9
1 5 NE 9 15.9
1 6 NNE 9 16.1
1 5 NE 11 16.4
0 7 ENE 8 17.6
1 5 NNE 9 17.3
1 5 WNW 9 16.5
1 5 SW 12 15.6
1 6 W 11 15.5
1 5 E 10 15.2
2 5 NE 22 14.8
1 5 NE 22 14.8
1 5 NE 20 14.7
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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