Skip to content

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

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 11.8 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
4 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

10 °C
9.4 — 12.2 °C

Average Wind

ENE, 18 mph
2 — 41 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.

Greenwich wave buoy daily averages Apr 2019 last observation shown Apr 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 7 ENE 12 11.2
1 7 NE 10 11.2
4 7 NW 23 10.7
9 8 W 35 10.6
3 7 SSW 21 10.8
2 6 SSE 21 10.6
2 7 SSE 15 10.6
1 7 NE 12 10.7
1 7 ENE 13 10.7
1 6 NE 14 10.6
1 5 NNE 15 10.5
1 6 NE 17 10.5
1 5 NE 20 10.3
1 7 SE 12 10.2
2 9 WNW 13 10.1
2 5 E 22 10.0
2 5 ENE 21 9.8
1 5 ENE 20 9.9
2 7 NE 19 9.9
3 6 NE 23 9.9
4 6 NE 28 10.0
1 7 NNE 17 10.1
1 6 WSW 6 10.3
1 6 NE 12 10.0
2 6 ENE 24 10.0
3 5 ESE 23 9.9
4 6 S 26 9.7
2 6 SW 9 9.7
2 5 W 17 9.8
3 6 NE 21 9.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

› Wave Buoy List