MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 October 2026
05:04

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 1022.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 October 2026
05:04

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 1022hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 October 2026
05:04

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 11kn
Gust (2min) 14kn
Barometer 1022.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 October 2026
05:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.35m
Swell Direction 248°
Mean Period 13sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.91m
Sea Direction 229°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 7.9sec
Total (Hs) 1.63m
Mean Period 8.7sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.8m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.2sec
Length 109m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
1/10/2026 4:45:00 AM 1.59m 8.06s 0.95m 4.95s 1.28m 12.34s
1/10/2026 4:30:00 AM 1.69m 8.83s 0.89m 4.87s 1.43m 12.92s
1/10/2026 4:15:00 AM 1.63m 8.52s 0.91m 4.91s 1.35m 12.7s
1/10/2026 4:00:00 AM 1.69m 8.48s 0.96m 5.05s 1.38m 12.64s
1/10/2026 3:45:00 AM 1.66m 8.16s 1.01m 5.1s 1.32m 12.63s
1/10/2026 3:30:00 AM 1.7m 8.31s 1.03m 5.16s 1.35m 12.94s
1/10/2026 3:15:00 AM 1.55m 7.85s 1.01m 5.15s 1.18m 12.62s

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, 1 October 2026
04:56

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.52m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 13.1sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.95m
Sea Direction 227°
Mean Period 4.9sec
Peak Energy Period 7.9sec
Total (Hs) 1.79m
Mean Period 8.9sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.23m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.7sec
Length 147m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
1/10/2026 4:36:00 AM 1.73m 8.61s 0.96m 4.85s 1.44m 13.1s
1/10/2026 4:16:00 AM 1.89m 9.04s 0.95m 4.65s 1.63m 13.38s
1/10/2026 3:56:00 AM 1.72m 8.51s 0.97m 4.76s 1.42m 13.49s
1/10/2026 3:36:00 AM 1.69m 8.09s 0.98m 4.72s 1.37m 12.77s
1/10/2026 3:16:00 AM 1.57m 7.89s 1.02m 5.08s 1.19m 13.22s
1/10/2026 2:56:00 AM 1.57m 7.82s 0.97m 4.72s 1.24m 13.07s
1/10/2026 2:36:00 AM 1.59m 7.8s 0.97m 4.74s 1.25m 12.71s

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
0.33m LAT

Thursday, 1 October 2026
05:00

Data Breakdown
Residual -13cm
Predicted 0.46m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 7:31:00 AM 0.3m
High Water 8:33:00 AM 0.31m
Low Water 10:35:00 AM 0.27m
High Water 1:36:00 PM 0.39m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
1/10/2026 5:00:00 AM 0.33m 0.46m -0.13m
1/10/2026 4:55:00 AM 0.34m 0.47m -0.13m
1/10/2026 4:50:00 AM 0.34m 0.48m -0.14m
1/10/2026 4:45:00 AM 0.37m 0.49m -0.12m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 October 2026
04:56

Upper 1/3: 0.36 kt to 319.5°(NW)

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, 1 October 2026
05:05

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 October 2026
05:05

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
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, 1 October 2026
05:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.22m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 11.9sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Sea (Hs) 0.95m
Sea Direction 218°
Mean Period 4.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.4sec
Total (Hs) 1.55m
Mean Period 7.4sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.64m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 7.1sec
Length 727m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
1/10/2026 4:45:00 AM 1.59m 7.66s 0.96m 4.63s 1.27m 12.2s
1/10/2026 4:30:00 AM 1.62m 7.7s 1.01m 4.86s 1.27m 12.18s
1/10/2026 4:15:00 AM 1.69m 8.19s 0.97m 4.82s 1.38m 12.55s
1/10/2026 4:00:00 AM 1.78m 8.53s 0.95m 4.74s 1.51m 12.48s
1/10/2026 3:45:00 AM 1.73m 8.5s 0.94m 4.71s 1.46m 12.78s
1/10/2026 3:30:00 AM 1.72m 8.1s 1.01m 4.84s 1.39m 12.64s
1/10/2026 3:15:00 AM 1.67m 7.87s 1.01m 4.81s 1.33m 12.4s

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.