MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
11:01

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1015.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
11:01

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1015.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
11:01

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 13kn
Barometer 1015.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.4°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
11:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.77m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 14.5sec
Peak Energy Period 17.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.61m
Sea Direction 204°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.1sec
Total (Hs) 0.98m
Mean Period 8.4sec
Peak Energy Period 17.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.42m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.9sec
Length 130m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/04/2026 10:45:00 AM 0.91m 7.92s 0.59m 5.06s 0.7m 13.34s
12/04/2026 10:30:00 AM 0.85m 7.06s 0.6m 4.99s 0.6m 12.21s
12/04/2026 10:15:00 AM 0.92m 7.74s 0.61m 4.91s 0.69m 14.13s
12/04/2026 10:00:00 AM 0.94m 7.79s 0.62m 4.92s 0.71m 13.94s
12/04/2026 9:45:00 AM 0.87m 7.16s 0.62m 4.98s 0.61m 12.99s
12/04/2026 9:30:00 AM 0.91m 7.32s 0.66m 5.16s 0.63m 13.23s
12/04/2026 9:15:00 AM 0.94m 7.66s 0.65m 5.17s 0.68m 13.63s

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

Sunday, 12 April 2026
10:43

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.78m
Swell Direction 256°
Mean Period 14.2sec
Peak Energy Period 18sec
Sea (Hs) 0.63m
Sea Direction 216°
Mean Period 4.7sec
Peak Energy Period 5.8sec
Total (Hs) 1m
Mean Period 7.9sec
Peak Energy Period 18sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.32m
(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
12/04/2026 10:23:00 AM 0.94m 6.99s 0.67m 4.77s 0.66m 13.51s
12/04/2026 10:03:00 AM 0.93m 7.14s 0.65m 4.68s 0.67m 13.8s
12/04/2026 9:43:00 AM 0.92m 6.98s 0.64m 4.72s 0.65m 13.01s
12/04/2026 9:23:00 AM 1.01m 7.63s 0.68m 4.98s 0.74m 14s
12/04/2026 9:03:00 AM 0.9m 6.19s 0.71m 4.7s 0.56m 12.76s
12/04/2026 8:43:00 AM 1.09m 7.52s 0.73m 4.8s 0.81m 13.72s
12/04/2026 8:23:00 AM 1.07m 7.46s 0.71m 4.69s 0.79m 14.23s

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
0.91m LAT

Sunday, 12 April 2026
11:00

Data Breakdown
Residual +8cm
Predicted 0.83m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 4:49:00 PM 0.95m
Low Water 2:19:00 AM 0.52m
High Water 6:33:00 PM 0.94m
Low Water 2:36:00 AM 0.54m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
12/04/2026 11:00:00 AM 0.91m 0.83m 0.08m
12/04/2026 10:55:00 AM 0.89m 0.83m 0.06m
12/04/2026 10:50:00 AM 0.88m 0.83m 0.05m
12/04/2026 10:45:00 AM 0.89m 0.82m 0.07m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
10:44

Upper 1/3: 0.24 kt to 184.4°(S)

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, 12 April 2026
11:01

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 13kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
11:01

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
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

Sunday, 12 April 2026
11:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.67m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 12.5sec
Peak Energy Period 17.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.62m
Sea Direction 205°
Mean Period 5.2sec
Peak Energy Period 6.9sec
Total (Hs) 0.91m
Mean Period 7.7sec
Peak Energy Period 17.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.25m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 7sec
Length 709m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/04/2026 10:45:00 AM 0.85m 7.13s 0.63m 5.29s 0.57m 12.15s
12/04/2026 10:30:00 AM 0.86m 7.5s 0.62m 5.4s 0.6m 12.84s
12/04/2026 10:15:00 AM 0.95m 7.66s 0.66m 5.52s 0.67m 12.31s
12/04/2026 10:00:00 AM 1.03m 8.23s 0.68m 5.48s 0.77m 13.46s
12/04/2026 9:45:00 AM 1m 8.02s 0.68m 5.43s 0.73m 13.55s
12/04/2026 9:30:00 AM 0.93m 7.32s 0.68m 5.4s 0.63m 12.54s
12/04/2026 9:15:00 AM 0.92m 7.38s 0.66m 5.41s 0.64m 12.02s

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.