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

Average Wave Height

5 ft
0.7 — 14.4 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
5 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

12 °C
10.8 — 12.7 °C

Average Wind

WSW, 26 mph
2 — 53 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 Dec 2019 last observation shown Dec 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 8 E 15 11.0
2 8 SW 15 11.1
2 9 S 14 11.0
2 9 S 11 11.2
4 8 NW 14 11.3
5 6 SSW 30 11.3
4 8 NNW 16 11.4
7 7 WSW 33 11.5
7 8 W 30 11.4
7 7 W 32 11.5
6 7 SSW 34 11.5
5 7 SSW 30 11.6
4 6 S 29 11.6
3 6 S 28 11.4
2 7 NW 16 11.4
5 7 S 21 11.5
9 7 SW 37 11.6
9 8 WSW 38 11.6
10 8 W 40 11.7
6 7 SW 32 11.7
5 7 W 26 11.9
6 7 SW 34 11.9
10 8 NW 36 12.0
9 7 WSW 39 12.3
3 7 W 24 12.4
8 7 WSW 35 12.4
2 8 WSW 19 12.1
1 7 SSE 11 12.1
1 7 WSW 8 12.3
2 6 N 17 12.3
5 6 NE 32 12.4
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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