Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Feb 2019 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
3 ft
1 — 11.8 ft
Average Wave period
8 secs
5 — 13 secs
Average Water temperature
9 °C
8.6 — 9.9 °C
Average Wind
SSW, 19 mph
2 — 51 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | WSW | 23 | 9.6 | |
| 2 | 9 | S | 8 | 9.7 | |
| 2 | 10 | ENE | 13 | 9.6 | |
| 2 | 11 | ENE | 13 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 9 | E | 13 | 9.5 | |
| 2 | 9 | E | 14 | 9.5 | |
| 3 | 10 | E | 12 | 9.2 | |
| 3 | 8 | SW | 13 | 9.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | SSW | 19 | 9.0 | |
| 2 | 7 | WSW | 18 | 9.0 | |
| 3 | 9 | SW | 14 | 9.0 | |
| 3 | 7 | S | 19 | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 8 | S | 13 | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | SSE | 10 | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 9 | SE | 13 | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | S | 14 | 8.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | SW | 13 | 9.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | WNW | 18 | 8.9 | |
| 5 | 7 | W | 28 | 8.8 | |
| 8 | 8 | SW | 32 | 8.9 | |
| 8 | 7 | SSW | 37 | 9.2 | |
| 8 | 7 | WSW | 33 | 9.2 | |
| 3 | 7 | SSW | 19 | 9.2 | |
| 3 | 6 | S | 23 | 9.1 | |
| 7 | 6 | SSW | 32 | 9.1 | |
| 2 | 6 | WNW | 18 | 9.0 | |
| 3 | 5 | N | 32 | 9.0 | |
| 3 | 6 | NNW | 19 | 9.2 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.