MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:37

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 1019hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.9°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:38

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1018.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.9°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:38

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1018.9hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.9°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.58m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 14.2sec
Peak Energy Period 15.2sec
Sea (Hs) 0.72m
Sea Direction 246°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.4sec
Total (Hs) 1.74m
Mean Period 10.5sec
Peak Energy Period 15.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.53m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15sec
Length 168m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/09/2026 6:15:00 PM 1.76m 10.7s 0.71m 4.57s 1.62m 14.37s
12/09/2026 6:00:00 PM 1.81m 11.1s 0.68m 4.52s 1.67m 14.57s
12/09/2026 5:45:00 PM 1.87m 11.34s 0.68m 4.51s 1.74m 14.74s
12/09/2026 5:30:00 PM 1.82m 11.22s 0.66m 4.36s 1.7m 14.66s
12/09/2026 5:15:00 PM 1.63m 10.49s 0.65m 4.35s 1.5m 14.2s
12/09/2026 5:00:00 PM 1.69m 10.65s 0.65m 4.37s 1.56m 14.13s
12/09/2026 4:45:00 PM 1.85m 11.35s 0.63m 4.31s 1.74m 14.46s

Hs, the Significant Wave Height, may be defined as the average of the highest one-third of waves and is sometimes described as the wave height which would be reported by an experienced observer. The wave climate at any location can be, and usually is, a combination of sea and swell and is often referred to as the total wave. At Geraldton, the division of sea and swell has been set as 8 second period waves.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.85m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 14.3sec
Peak Energy Period 15.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.76m
Sea Direction 231°
Mean Period 4.4sec
Peak Energy Period 7.5sec
Total (Hs) 2m
Mean Period 10.8sec
Peak Energy Period 15.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.87m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.2sec
Length 165m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/09/2026 6:03:00 PM 2.04m 11.45s 0.72m 4.36s 1.91m 14.84s
12/09/2026 5:43:00 PM 1.78m 10.7s 0.7m 4.26s 1.64m 14.72s
12/09/2026 5:23:00 PM 1.93m 10.85s 0.74m 4.36s 1.78m 14.65s
12/09/2026 5:03:00 PM 1.67m 10.15s 0.68m 4.06s 1.53m 14.41s
12/09/2026 4:43:00 PM 1.49m 9.24s 0.68m 3.92s 1.33m 14.48s
12/09/2026 4:23:00 PM 1.64m 10.01s 0.68m 3.94s 1.49m 14.71s
12/09/2026 4:03:00 PM 1.98m 11.41s 0.67m 4.04s 1.86m 14.96s

Hs, the Significant Wave Height, may be defined as the average of the highest one-third of waves and is sometimes described as the wave height which would be reported by an experienced observer. The wave climate at any location can be, and usually is, a combination of sea and swell and is often referred to as the total wave. At Geraldton, the division of sea and swell has been set as 8 second period waves.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 2 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 5 March 2025
16:28

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.86m
Swell Direction 252°
Mean Period 13sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.99m
Sea Direction 231°
Mean Period 4.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.7sec
Total (Hs) 2.1m
Mean Period 8.9sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.96m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14.7sec
Length 164m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/03/2025 4:08:00 PM 1.84m 8.18s 0.89m 3.92s 1.61m 12.27s
5/03/2025 3:48:00 PM 1.87m 8.71s 0.88m 4.04s 1.64m 13.09s
5/03/2025 3:28:00 PM 1.91m 8.87s 0.9m 4.14s 1.69m 13.08s
5/03/2025 3:08:00 PM 1.76m 8.22s 0.85m 4.08s 1.54m 11.86s
5/03/2025 2:48:00 PM 1.81m 8.46s 0.89m 4.22s 1.57m 12.45s
5/03/2025 2:28:00 PM 1.87m 8.54s 0.9m 4.12s 1.64m 12.62s
5/03/2025 2:08:00 PM 1.74m 8.43s 0.84m 4.14s 1.52m 12.33s

Hs, the Significant Wave Height, may be defined as the average of the highest one-third of waves and is sometimes described as the wave height which would be reported by an experienced observer. The wave climate at any location can be, and usually is, a combination of sea and swell and is often referred to as the total wave. At Geraldton, the division of sea and swell has been set as 8 second period waves.

Tide (Pilot Boat Harbour)

Geraldton Recorded Tide
0.60m LAT

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:35

Data Breakdown
Residual +4cm
Predicted 0.56m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 11:22:00 PM 0.77m
Low Water 5:24:00 AM 0.43m
High Water 11:43:00 AM 0.66m
Low Water 3:44:00 PM 0.48m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
12/09/2026 6:35:00 PM 0.6m 0.56m 0.04m
12/09/2026 6:30:00 PM 0.57m 0.55m 0.02m
12/09/2026 6:25:00 PM 0.58m 0.54m 0.04m
12/09/2026 6:20:00 PM 0.56m 0.54m 0.02m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:23

Upper 1/3: 0.41 kt to 336.2°(NW)

Upper 1/3
Vector Averaged Current in knot - Upper Third of Full Depth
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 2 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 5 March 2025
16:29

Upper 1/3: 0.26 kt to 335.8°(NW)

Upper 1/3
Vector Averaged Current in knot - Upper Third of Full Depth
Tug Pen Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 30 August 2026
06:07

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:38

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 7kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Berth 3 Wind Data
Air Temperature (Beacon 1)

Sea Temperature

Sea Temperature (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Sea Temperature

Oakajee Waverider

Geraldton

Saturday, 12 September 2026
18:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.61m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 14.5sec
Peak Energy Period 15sec
Sea (Hs) 0.67m
Sea Direction 231°
Mean Period 4.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.75m
Mean Period 10.9sec
Peak Energy Period 15sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.5m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.9sec
Length 173m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/09/2026 6:15:00 PM 1.63m 10.6s 0.67m 4.67s 1.49m 14.18s
12/09/2026 6:00:00 PM 1.55m 10.23s 0.65m 4.56s 1.41m 13.83s
12/09/2026 5:45:00 PM 1.61m 10.87s 0.61m 4.36s 1.49m 14.48s
12/09/2026 5:30:00 PM 1.89m 11.91s 0.59m 4.28s 1.8m 14.73s
12/09/2026 5:15:00 PM 1.86m 11.69s 0.58m 4.16s 1.76m 14.58s
12/09/2026 5:00:00 PM 1.85m 11.67s 0.55m 3.96s 1.77m 14.39s
12/09/2026 4:45:00 PM 1.95m 12.04s 0.55m 3.98s 1.87m 14.6s

Hs, the Significant Wave Height, may be defined as the average of the highest one-third of waves and is sometimes described as the wave height which would be reported by an experienced observer. The wave climate at any location can be, and usually is, a combination of sea and swell and is often referred to as the total wave. At Geraldton, the division of sea and swell has been set as 8 second period waves.