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
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 | 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
.