Greenwich wave buoy monthly averages for 2018 last observation shown oldest observation available Wave buoy icon

Average Wave Height

3 ft
1 — 5 ft

Average Wave period

6 secs
5.7 — 7.1 secs

Average Water temperature

13 °C
8.1 — 17.8 °C

Average Wind

WNW, 19 mph
12 — 26 mph
Greenwich wave buoy monthly averages 2018 last observation shown Dec 2018
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wind Direction Wind Speed (mph) Water Temp (°C)
4.4 6.9 SW 24 12.2
3.7 6.3 SSE 24 14.0
2.2 6.1 NNW 19 16.5
1.9 5.7 WNW 17 17.6
1.6 5.9 W 16 17.8
1.0 5.7 WNW 12 16.5
1.3 5.9 NNE 16 13.4
1.3 6 NNE 13 11.1
2.2 6.9 SSE 17 9.2
2.6 6.2 SSE 19 8.1
3.4 6.3 N 25 8.8
5.0 7.1 WSW 26 10.0
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Met Office Marine observations.

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