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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for Jan 2020 last observation shown oldest observation available Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

4 ft
1 — 13.8 ft

Average Wave period

7 secs
4 — 10 secs

Average Water temperature

11 °C
10 — 11.2 °C

Average Wind

SW, 24 mph
0 — 49 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 Jan 2020 last observation shown Jan 2020
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2 5 SSW 28 10.0
1 4 - 10.2
2 6 NNE 23 10.1
3 7 NNW 18 10.3
6 7 WSW 30 10.5
4 6 S 28 10.6
7 7 SW 31 10.6
9 8 SSW 38 10.7
5 7 SSW 31 10.6
7 7 WSW 30 10.7
5 6 SW 32 10.6
4 8 WNW 19 10.7
5 7 SSW 27 10.9
4 7 SW 19 10.9
4 7 SW 23 10.9
3 6 SW 24 10.7
2 7 W 16 10.9
3 7 WNW 23 10.8
5 7 W 28 11.1
2 6 SSW 23 11.0
2 8 SSE 8 10.9
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations .

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