MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
07:56

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 1013.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
07:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 16kn
Barometer 1013hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
07:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 14kn
Barometer 1013.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
07:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.94m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 11.9sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.96m
Sea Direction 219°
Mean Period 4.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.34m
Mean Period 6.5sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.24m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.6sec
Length 126m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 7:30:00 AM 1.46m 6.8s 0.99m 4.55s 1.07m 11.73s
4/04/2026 7:15:00 AM 1.47m 6.93s 0.95m 4.43s 1.12m 11.62s
4/04/2026 7:00:00 AM 1.33m 6.38s 0.94m 4.42s 0.93m 11.74s
4/04/2026 6:45:00 AM 1.32m 6.64s 0.91m 4.5s 0.96m 11.64s
4/04/2026 6:30:00 AM 1.33m 6.64s 0.91m 4.46s 0.97m 11.65s
4/04/2026 6:15:00 AM 1.34m 6.56s 0.93m 4.48s 0.96m 11.48s
4/04/2026 6:00:00 AM 1.32m 6.35s 0.97m 4.62s 0.9m 11.38s

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, 4 April 2026
07:43

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.87m
Swell Direction 237°
Mean Period 11.9sec
Peak Energy Period 13.1sec
Sea (Hs) 1.04m
Sea Direction 198°
Mean Period 4.3sec
Peak Energy Period 5.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.36m
Mean Period 5.8sec
Peak Energy Period 13.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.85m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.3sec
Length 945m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 7:23:00 AM 1.22m 5.55s 0.97m 4.23s 0.74m 11.92s
4/04/2026 7:03:00 AM 1.37m 6.08s 1.02m 4.3s 0.92m 12.22s
4/04/2026 6:43:00 AM 1.29m 5.77s 1.02m 4.38s 0.8m 11.93s
4/04/2026 6:23:00 AM 1.3m 5.8s 0.99m 4.17s 0.85m 12.32s
4/04/2026 6:03:00 AM 1.27m 5.55s 0.99m 4.14s 0.79m 12.14s
4/04/2026 5:43:00 AM 1.25m 5.62s 0.92m 3.96s 0.84m 11.52s
4/04/2026 5:23:00 AM 1.21m 5.34s 0.94m 3.94s 0.76m 11.98s

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
1.08m LAT

Saturday, 4 April 2026
07:55

Data Breakdown
Residual +16cm
Predicted 0.92m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 11:31:00 AM 1.03m
Low Water 6:07:00 PM 0.53m
High Water 8:22:00 PM 0.59m
Low Water 9:33:00 PM 0.58m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
4/04/2026 7:55:00 AM 1.08m 0.92m 0.16m
4/04/2026 7:50:00 AM 1.07m 0.92m 0.15m
4/04/2026 7:45:00 AM 1.04m 0.91m 0.13m
4/04/2026 7:40:00 AM 1.02m 0.91m 0.11m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
07:44

Upper 1/3: 0.37 kt to 27.2°(NE)

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

Saturday, 4 April 2026
07:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 13kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
07:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
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, 4 April 2026
07:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.89m
Swell Direction 232°
Mean Period 11.6sec
Peak Energy Period 12.3sec
Sea (Hs) 1.03m
Sea Direction 202°
Mean Period 4.7sec
Peak Energy Period 6.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.36m
Mean Period 6.3sec
Peak Energy Period 12.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.09m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.3sec
Length 121m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 7:30:00 AM 1.38m 6.38s 1.04m 4.68s 0.92m 11.87s
4/04/2026 7:15:00 AM 1.34m 6.21s 1.01m 4.56s 0.88m 11.8s
4/04/2026 7:00:00 AM 1.35m 6.42s 0.97m 4.52s 0.94m 11.69s
4/04/2026 6:45:00 AM 1.38m 6.66s 0.95m 4.49s 1m 11.85s
4/04/2026 6:30:00 AM 1.3m 6.17s 0.95m 4.38s 0.89m 11.71s
4/04/2026 6:15:00 AM 1.29m 6.23s 0.93m 4.39s 0.88m 11.79s
4/04/2026 6:00:00 AM 1.36m 6.32s 1m 4.55s 0.92m 11.83s

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.