Greenwich wave buoy monthly averages for 2016 last observation shown oldest observation available Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

3 ft
1.5 — 4.9 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
5.7 — 6.9 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
9.2 — 18 °C

Average Wind

W, 19 mph
15 — 26 mph
Greenwich wave buoy monthly averages 2016 last observation shown Dec 2016
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
2.4 6.9 S 19 12.1
3.5 5.9 NNW 25 14.1
1.9 5.7 ENE 20 16.5
2.0 6.7 WSW 16 18.0
1.9 6 W 18 17.1
1.5 6 WSW 16 15.6
2.6 6.3 W 15 13.6
2.6 6 N 15 11.5
4.2 6.2 W 17 10.0
3.9 6.6 N 20 9.2
4.6 6.9 W 23 10.0
4.9 6.8 SW 26 11.1
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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