MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:11

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1007.9hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.6°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:12

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1007.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.6°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:12

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1007.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.7°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.31m
Swell Direction 239°
Mean Period 10.8sec
Peak Energy Period 13.3sec
Sea (Hs) 0.92m
Sea Direction 228°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.2sec
Total (Hs) 1.6m
Mean Period 8sec
Peak Energy Period 13.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.74m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.7sec
Length 102m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/03/2026 12:45:00 AM 1.52m 7.74s 0.92m 5.17s 1.21m 10.81s
5/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.52m 7.65s 0.92m 5.1s 1.21m 10.7s
5/03/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.62m 8.04s 0.92m 5.11s 1.34m 11.01s
5/03/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.62m 7.93s 0.95m 5.14s 1.31m 11.08s
4/03/2026 11:45:00 PM 1.55m 7.8s 0.95m 5.1s 1.23m 11.36s
4/03/2026 11:30:00 PM 1.62m 7.91s 0.95m 5.09s 1.31m 11.13s
4/03/2026 11:15:00 PM 1.62m 7.95s 0.93m 5.09s 1.32m 11.01s

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

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:04

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.27m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 10.5sec
Peak Energy Period 9.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.98m
Sea Direction 201°
Mean Period 4.9sec
Peak Energy Period 5.5sec
Total (Hs) 1.6m
Mean Period 7.4sec
Peak Energy Period 9.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.5m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 7.7sec
Length 741m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/03/2026 12:44:00 AM 1.51m 7.12s 0.99m 4.84s 1.14m 11.09s
5/03/2026 12:24:00 AM 1.49m 7.17s 0.93m 4.58s 1.17m 11.1s
5/03/2026 12:04:00 AM 1.66m 7.95s 0.92m 4.64s 1.38m 11.67s
4/03/2026 11:44:00 PM 1.5m 7.08s 0.96m 4.66s 1.15m 11.13s
4/03/2026 11:24:00 PM 1.47m 7.02s 0.99m 4.95s 1.08m 10.84s
4/03/2026 11:04:00 PM 1.45m 7.11s 0.87m 4.49s 1.15m 10.68s
4/03/2026 10:44:00 PM 1.54m 7.34s 0.93m 4.64s 1.22m 11.1s

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
0.83m LAT

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:10

Data Breakdown
Residual +10cm
Predicted 0.73m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 5:14:00 AM 0.51m
High Water 11:52:00 AM 0.84m
Low Water 5:29:00 PM 0.6m
High Water 11:51:00 PM 0.78m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
5/03/2026 1:10:00 AM 0.83m 0.73m 0.1m
5/03/2026 1:05:00 AM 0.85m 0.74m 0.11m
5/03/2026 1:00:00 AM 0.85m 0.74m 0.11m
5/03/2026 12:55:00 AM 0.85m 0.75m 0.1m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:04

Upper 1/3: 0.34 kt to 342.8°(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

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:12

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:12

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 6kn
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

Thursday, 5 March 2026
01:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.37m
Swell Direction 229°
Mean Period 11.2sec
Peak Energy Period 12.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.99m
Sea Direction 208°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.69m
Mean Period 8.1sec
Peak Energy Period 12.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.17m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.9sec
Length 115m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/03/2026 12:45:00 AM 1.7m 8.1s 0.97m 5.3s 1.39m 10.95s
5/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.79m 8.3s 1.04m 5.55s 1.45m 11.1s
5/03/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.71m 8.17s 0.96m 5.26s 1.42m 10.97s
5/03/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.67m 8.2s 0.9m 5.08s 1.41m 10.93s
4/03/2026 11:45:00 PM 1.68m 8.11s 0.91m 5s 1.41m 10.97s
4/03/2026 11:30:00 PM 1.72m 8.32s 0.89m 5.04s 1.46m 10.99s
4/03/2026 11:15:00 PM 1.72m 8.18s 0.93m 5.19s 1.44m 10.79s

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.