MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:48

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 19kn
Gust (2min) 24kn
Barometer 1008.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:49

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 19kn
Gust (2min) 23kn
Barometer 1008.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:49

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 20kn
Barometer 1008.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.29m
Swell Direction 238°
Mean Period 10.6sec
Peak Energy Period 10.4sec
Sea (Hs) 1.32m
Sea Direction 226°
Mean Period 5.4sec
Peak Energy Period 6.9sec
Total (Hs) 1.85m
Mean Period 7.1sec
Peak Energy Period 10.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.97m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.3sec
Length 973m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.85m 7.04s 1.31m 5.22s 1.31m 10.7s
4/03/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.88m 7.16s 1.28m 5.15s 1.38m 10.71s
4/03/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.91m 7.2s 1.37m 5.53s 1.33m 10.57s
3/03/2026 11:45:00 PM 1.95m 7.18s 1.36m 5.43s 1.4m 10.31s
3/03/2026 11:30:00 PM 1.97m 7.21s 1.26m 5.05s 1.51m 10.28s
3/03/2026 11:15:00 PM 2m 7.15s 1.37m 5.28s 1.45m 10.45s
3/03/2026 11:00:00 PM 1.93m 7.33s 1.3m 5.34s 1.42m 10.7s

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

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:44

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.54m
Swell Direction 244°
Mean Period 10.3sec
Peak Energy Period 8sec
Sea (Hs) 1.27m
Sea Direction 214°
Mean Period 4.7sec
Peak Energy Period 7.2sec
Total (Hs) 2m
Mean Period 6.9sec
Peak Energy Period 8sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.15m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.7sec
Length 994m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/03/2026 12:24:00 AM 1.99m 6.96s 1.33m 4.87s 1.48m 10.64s
4/03/2026 12:04:00 AM 1.87m 6.87s 1.25m 4.69s 1.39m 10.95s
3/03/2026 11:44:00 PM 1.84m 6.69s 1.3m 4.87s 1.31m 10.56s
3/03/2026 11:24:00 PM 1.92m 7.03s 1.29m 4.92s 1.42m 10.93s
3/03/2026 11:04:00 PM 1.86m 6.78s 1.19m 4.5s 1.43m 10.44s
3/03/2026 10:44:00 PM 2.1m 6.9s 1.48m 5.1s 1.49m 10.57s
3/03/2026 10:24:00 PM 2.04m 7.23s 1.36m 5.05s 1.52m 10.99s

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
0.80m LAT

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:45

Data Breakdown
Residual +3cm
Predicted 0.77m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 5:15:00 AM 0.47m
High Water 11:30:00 AM 0.79m
Low Water 4:26:00 PM 0.61m
High Water 11:14:00 PM 0.86m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
4/03/2026 12:45:00 AM 0.8m 0.77m 0.03m
4/03/2026 12:40:00 AM 0.79m 0.78m 0.01m
4/03/2026 12:35:00 AM 0.78m 0.79m -0.01m
4/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 0.8m 0.8m 0m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:44

Upper 1/3: 0.44 kt to 2.0°(N)

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

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:49

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 20kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:49

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 25kn
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

Wednesday, 4 March 2026
00:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.68m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 10.4sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Sea (Hs) 1.49m
Sea Direction 215°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 5.8sec
Total (Hs) 2.25m
Mean Period 7.3sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.57m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.2sec
Length 120m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 2.39m 7.52s 1.53m 5.32s 1.83m 10.52s
4/03/2026 12:15:00 AM 2.21m 7.33s 1.43m 5.11s 1.69m 10.69s
4/03/2026 12:00:00 AM 2.23m 7.28s 1.44m 5.1s 1.71m 10.43s
3/03/2026 11:45:00 PM 2.3m 7.36s 1.5m 5.29s 1.74m 10.35s
3/03/2026 11:30:00 PM 2.26m 7.37s 1.49m 5.29s 1.7m 10.54s
3/03/2026 11:15:00 PM 2.15m 7.38s 1.37m 5.09s 1.65m 10.66s
3/03/2026 11:00:00 PM 2.15m 7.2s 1.42m 5.08s 1.62m 10.65s

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.