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Greenwich wave buoy daily averages for May 2026 last observation shown Data available:  to  Monthly averages for

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0 — 6.6 ft

Average Wave period

9 secs
5 — 26 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
11.2 — 16.7 °C

Average Wind

NNW, 15 mph
1 — 36 mph

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Greenwich. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements.

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 May 2026 last observation shown
Day Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
1 9 S 10 11.7
1 15 ESE 8 11.7
1 16 SW 7 11.8
1 16 N 8 12.0
1 - NE 15 11.9
1 6 NNW 15 12.0
1 11 E 9 12.2
1 15 E 14 12.3
1 8 NE 21 12.2
4 6 NE 28 11.9
2 6 NNW 15 11.8
1 6 WSW 18 11.9
4 6 W 24 11.9
3 6 NW 15 11.8
1 6 NW 15 11.9
1 6 W 19 12.0
2 5 W 18 12.2
2 6 SW 17 12.2
3 6 SSW 25 12.4
- 7 SW 23 12.5
2 8 SSE 10 13.1
2 9 SE 13 13.4
2 10 WSW 11 13.9
1 10 ENE 9 14.4
1 11 ENE 15 14.3
1 11 E 10 15.2
1 10 ENE 18 14.7
1 9 E 11 14.4
1 15 WNW 10 14.6
1 14 NNW 9 14.5
2 8 W 18 13.6

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