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

Average Wave Height

1 ft
0 — 8.9 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
3 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

16 °C
14.6 — 18.2 °C

Average Wind

W, 14 mph
2 — 43 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 Jul 2019 last observation shown Jul 2019
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
5 6 WSW 26 17.0
5 7 SSW 31 17.1
1 6 SE 14 17.3
2 6 W 21 17.1
2 8 WNW 14 17.1
3 9 W 15 17.2
2 8 ENE 14 17.5
2 8 WSW 14 17.1
1 7 ENE 14 16.8
1 6 WSW 10 16.8
1 6 WSW 11 16.5
2 6 SW 21 16.2
1 6 SSW 15 16.1
2 5 WSW 20 16.0
1 8 WSW 9 16.2
1 6 NE 8 16.3
1 5 NE 12 16.0
1 5 NE 11 16.3
1 5 NNW 8 16.4
1 5 W 16 15.8
1 5 WSW 11 15.9
1 5 SW 8 16.0
1 5 SSE 8 15.9
1 5 ENE 12 15.5
1 8 ENE 14 15.2
0 18 WNW 9 15.6
0 13 WNW 6 15.6
1 4 NE 12 15.1
1 4 NE 18 15.0
1 5 N 9 15.3
1 5 W 17 14.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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