MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
23:34

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 25kn
Gust (2min) 30kn
Barometer 1010.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
23:34

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 25kn
Gust (2min) 29kn
Barometer 1010.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
23:34

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 22kn
Gust (2min) 29kn
Barometer 1010.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
23:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.68m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 10.9sec
Peak Energy Period 13.7sec
Sea (Hs) 1.5m
Sea Direction 225°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 7.2sec
Total (Hs) 2.25m
Mean Period 7.1sec
Peak Energy Period 13.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.74m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.8sec
Length 128m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
7/01/2026 11:15:00 PM 2.21m 7.33s 1.44m 4.99s 1.68m 11.2s
7/01/2026 11:00:00 PM 2.22m 7.59s 1.38m 5.04s 1.75m 11.08s
7/01/2026 10:45:00 PM 2.12m 7.2s 1.42m 5.05s 1.57m 10.99s
7/01/2026 10:30:00 PM 2.29m 7.52s 1.51m 5.23s 1.72m 11.36s
7/01/2026 10:15:00 PM 2.21m 7.44s 1.49m 5.23s 1.63m 11.43s
7/01/2026 10:00:00 PM 2.23m 7.3s 1.53m 5.16s 1.62m 11.51s
7/01/2026 9:45:00 PM 2.29m 7.32s 1.59m 5.3s 1.65m 11.31s

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, 7 January 2026
23:24

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.66m
Swell Direction 245°
Mean Period 12.2sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Sea (Hs) 1.43m
Sea Direction 209°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 2.19m
Mean Period 7.2sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.17m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 8.3sec
Length 815m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
7/01/2026 11:04:00 PM 2.58m 7.25s 1.72m 5.04s 1.92m 11.23s
7/01/2026 10:44:00 PM 2.21m 6.75s 1.54m 4.83s 1.58m 10.84s
7/01/2026 10:24:00 PM 2.43m 7.39s 1.53m 4.81s 1.89m 11.47s
7/01/2026 10:04:00 PM 2.36m 7.37s 1.46m 4.63s 1.85m 11.68s
7/01/2026 9:44:00 PM 2.27m 6.72s 1.6m 4.8s 1.61m 11.08s
7/01/2026 9:24:00 PM 2.33m 6.83s 1.63m 4.91s 1.66m 11s
7/01/2026 9:04:00 PM 2.62m 7.37s 1.72m 5.02s 1.97m 11.46s

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 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
0.70m LAT

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
23:30

Data Breakdown
Residual -10cm
Predicted 0.8m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 11:32:00 PM 0.8m
High Water 12:51:00 AM 0.81m
Low Water 7:27:00 AM 0.4m
High Water 2:26:00 PM 0.67m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
7/01/2026 11:30:00 PM 0.7m 0.8m -0.1m
7/01/2026 11:25:00 PM 0.71m 0.8m -0.09m
7/01/2026 11:20:00 PM 0.68m 0.8m -0.12m
7/01/2026 11:15:00 PM 0.69m 0.8m -0.11m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
23:24

Upper 1/3: 0.73 kt to 5.2°(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, 7 January 2026
23:35

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 20kn
Gust (2min) 27kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 27 July 2025
08:58

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 24kn
Gust (2min) 32kn
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, 7 January 2026
23:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.92m
Swell Direction 239°
Mean Period 11sec
Peak Energy Period 9.9sec
Sea (Hs) 1.88m
Sea Direction 215°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 2.69m
Mean Period 7.2sec
Peak Energy Period 9.9sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.82m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.1sec
Length 118m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
7/01/2026 11:15:00 PM 2.74m 7.39s 1.89m 5.36s 1.99m 11.23s
7/01/2026 11:00:00 PM 2.64m 7.44s 1.73m 5.17s 2m 11.06s
7/01/2026 10:45:00 PM 2.65m 7.08s 1.86m 5.21s 1.88m 10.91s
7/01/2026 10:30:00 PM 2.53m 6.98s 1.76m 5.11s 1.81m 10.71s
7/01/2026 10:15:00 PM 2.52m 6.91s 1.78m 5.12s 1.79m 10.52s
7/01/2026 10:00:00 PM 2.74m 7.43s 1.83m 5.4s 2.05m 10.61s
7/01/2026 9:45:00 PM 2.66m 7.28s 1.84m 5.35s 1.92m 10.92s

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.