MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 January 2026
01:03

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1005.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 January 2026
01:03

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1005.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 January 2026
01:03

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 1005.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 January 2026
01:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.75m
Swell Direction 239°
Mean Period 9.8sec
Peak Energy Period 10.7sec
Sea (Hs) 1.03m
Sea Direction 212°
Mean Period 5.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.28m
Mean Period 6.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.98m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 7.3sec
Length 705m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
1/01/2026 12:45:00 AM 1.24m 6.31s 1m 5.26s 0.74m 9.85s
1/01/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.33m 6.5s 1.05m 5.41s 0.82m 9.8s
1/01/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.32m 6.64s 0.99m 5.3s 0.87m 9.93s
1/01/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.32m 6.54s 1.04m 5.37s 0.81m 10.17s
31/12/2025 11:45:00 PM 1.3m 6.34s 1.05m 5.29s 0.77m 10.05s
31/12/2025 11:30:00 PM 1.29m 6.24s 1.04m 5.18s 0.77m 9.99s
31/12/2025 11:15:00 PM 1.31m 6.26s 1.05m 5.17s 0.78m 10.09s

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 January 2026
00:44

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.74m
Swell Direction 240°
Mean Period 9.8sec
Peak Energy Period 10.7sec
Sea (Hs) 1.01m
Sea Direction 206°
Mean Period 5.1sec
Peak Energy Period 6.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.26m
Mean Period 6.1sec
Peak Energy Period 6.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.84m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 6.2sec
Length 540m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
1/01/2026 12:24:00 AM 1.2m 5.85s 0.99m 4.89s 0.69m 9.85s
1/01/2026 12:04:00 AM 1.31m 6.18s 1.06m 5.15s 0.76m 10.19s
31/12/2025 11:44:00 PM 1.21m 5.98s 0.94m 4.78s 0.75m 9.9s
31/12/2025 11:24:00 PM 1.3m 5.69s 1.1m 4.83s 0.7m 9.98s
31/12/2025 11:04:00 PM 1.28m 5.83s 1.06m 4.86s 0.72m 10.26s
31/12/2025 10:44:00 PM 1.33m 5.9s 1.06m 4.77s 0.8m 10.13s
31/12/2025 10:24:00 PM 1.35m 5.73s 1.11m 4.77s 0.77m 9.96s

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
0.64m LAT

Thursday, 1 January 2026
01:00

Data Breakdown
Residual +22cm
Predicted 0.42m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 5:13:00 AM 0.18m
High Water 7:41:00 PM 1.12m
Low Water 5:45:00 AM 0.12m
High Water 8:24:00 PM 1.14m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
1/01/2026 1:00:00 AM 0.64m 0.42m 0.22m
1/01/2026 12:55:00 AM 0.64m 0.43m 0.21m
1/01/2026 12:50:00 AM 0.67m 0.44m 0.23m
1/01/2026 12:45:00 AM 0.67m 0.45m 0.22m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 1 January 2026
00:44

Upper 1/3: 0.19 kt to 302.7°(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 January 2026
01:03

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 7kn
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

Thursday, 1 January 2026
01:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.99m
Swell Direction 222°
Mean Period 10sec
Peak Energy Period 11.4sec
Sea (Hs) 1.23m
Sea Direction 204°
Mean Period 5.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.57m
Mean Period 6.8sec
Peak Energy Period 11.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.55m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 7.4sec
Length 762m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
1/01/2026 12:45:00 AM 1.6m 6.75s 1.23m 5.52s 1.03m 9.95s
1/01/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.53m 6.62s 1.17m 5.36s 0.98m 9.91s
1/01/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.57m 6.66s 1.19m 5.35s 1.02m 10.06s
1/01/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.58m 6.61s 1.22m 5.38s 1.01m 9.96s
31/12/2025 11:45:00 PM 1.53m 6.42s 1.21m 5.26s 0.93m 10.2s
31/12/2025 11:30:00 PM 1.5m 6.31s 1.16m 5.06s 0.95m 9.98s
31/12/2025 11:15:00 PM 1.61m 6.52s 1.19m 5.06s 1.09m 9.91s

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.