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
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
.