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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2019 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

3 ft
0.7 — 9.8 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 9 secs

Average Water temperature

10 °C
8.9 — 11.7 °C

Average Wind

NW, 21 mph
3 — 48 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 Jan 2019 last observation shown Jan 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
3 7 E 22 9.0
3 7 NW 19 9.2
2 7 SSW 17 9.3
5 6 NNW 28 9.4
8 8 WNW 38 9.7
4 6 WSW 29 10.0
2 7 WNW 16 9.8
2 7 NW 12 9.5
3 6 N 25 9.5
4 6 W 24 9.8
1 7 WSW 14 9.7
2 7 NE 17 9.7
4 6 SE 22 9.6
2 6 S 18 9.6
4 6 NW 26 10.0
5 6 SW 29 10.1
2 6 W 22 10.1
4 6 NW 24 10.3
5 7 W 33 10.5
3 6 WNW 27 10.4
1 5 NNW 15 10.3
2 5 N 18 10.2
3 5 N 28 10.4
3 6 NW 26 10.9
2 7 WNW 23 11.1
1 7 NNW 16 10.9
1 6 NNW 16 10.7
1 6 NNE 12 10.9
1 6 NNE 13 11.0
2 6 NNE 17 11.1
2 7 NNW 20 11.6
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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