Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jun 2019 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for
Average Wave Height
2 ft
0.3 — 9.5 ft
Average Wave period
6 secs
3 — 26 secs
Average Water temperature
14 °C
12.8 — 15.9 °C
Average Wind
SSW, 16 mph
2 — 44 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | W | 21 | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 5 | ENE | 16 | 15.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | NE | 28 | 14.5 | |
| 5 | 7 | NE | 32 | 14.3 | |
| 2 | 6 | NE | 21 | 14.9 | |
| 1 | 7 | NW | 13 | 15.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | SSW | 12 | 14.4 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 17 | 14.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | ENE | 10 | 14.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | WSW | 12 | 14.1 | |
| 1 | 5 | W | 18 | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | WNW | 12 | 13.8 | |
| 1 | 6 | NE | 13 | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 7 | SW | 7 | 14.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 15 | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 13 | 13.7 | |
| 2 | 5 | SSW | 14 | 13.6 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 20 | 13.4 | |
| 1 | 5 | ENE | 11 | 13.7 | |
| 1 | 5 | ESE | 9 | 13.6 | |
| 1 | 5 | NNW | 15 | 13.0 | |
| 2 | 6 | NW | 8 | 13.4 | |
| 7 | 7 | WSW | 31 | 13.1 | |
| 2 | 5 | ESE | 26 | 13.1 | |
| 1 | 6 | SSW | 16 | 13.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | WSW | 15 | 13.0 | |
| 1 | 7 | SE | 13 | 12.9 | |
| 2 | 6 | SW | 14 | 13.1 | |
| 1 | 8 | SW | 14 | 13.2 | |
| 1 | 8 | ESE | 10 | 13.5 |
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the
Met Office Marine observations
.