MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 19 August 2026
11:21

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
Barometer 1020.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 19 August 2026
11:22

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 7kn
Barometer 1020hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 19 August 2026
11:22

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
Barometer 1020.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 19 August 2026
11:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.61m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 13sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Sea (Hs) 0.66m
Sea Direction 253°
Mean Period 5.4sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.74m
Mean Period 10.8sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.76m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.8sec
Length 154m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/08/2026 11:00:00 AM 1.71m 10.74s 0.67m 5.3s 1.57m 13.24s
19/08/2026 10:45:00 AM 1.79m 10.53s 0.73m 5.55s 1.63m 12.86s
19/08/2026 10:30:00 AM 1.93m 10.77s 0.75m 5.52s 1.77m 12.99s
19/08/2026 10:15:00 AM 1.84m 10.66s 0.7m 5.29s 1.71m 12.84s
19/08/2026 10:00:00 AM 1.9m 10.81s 0.68m 5.25s 1.77m 12.82s
19/08/2026 9:45:00 AM 2.07m 11.1s 0.75m 5.32s 1.93m 13.32s
19/08/2026 9:30:00 AM 1.84m 10.61s 0.71m 5.1s 1.7m 13.06s

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, 19 August 2026
11:03

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.63m
Swell Direction 241°
Mean Period 13.7sec
Peak Energy Period 17.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.74m
Sea Direction 236°
Mean Period 5.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.79m
Mean Period 10.7sec
Peak Energy Period 17.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.53m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.9sec
Length 150m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/08/2026 10:43:00 AM 1.58m 10.08s 0.63m 4.82s 1.45m 12.73s
19/08/2026 10:23:00 AM 1.86m 10.88s 0.71m 5.01s 1.72m 13.6s
19/08/2026 10:03:00 AM 1.66m 9.68s 0.76m 5.04s 1.47m 12.87s
19/08/2026 9:43:00 AM 1.89m 10.76s 0.72m 4.78s 1.75m 13.61s
19/08/2026 9:23:00 AM 1.66m 10.01s 0.73m 4.79s 1.5m 13.48s
19/08/2026 9:03:00 AM 1.63m 9.45s 0.76m 5.04s 1.45m 12.41s
19/08/2026 8:43:00 AM 1.89m 10.55s 0.72m 4.81s 1.75m 13.22s

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
0.63m LAT

Wednesday, 19 August 2026
11:20

Data Breakdown
Residual +12cm
Predicted 0.51m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 12:50:00 PM 0.47m
High Water 2:22:00 PM 0.48m
Low Water 4:51:00 PM 0.44m
High Water 2:32:00 AM 0.87m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
19/08/2026 11:20:00 AM 0.63m 0.51m 0.12m
19/08/2026 11:15:00 AM 0.65m 0.52m 0.13m
19/08/2026 11:10:00 AM 0.63m 0.52m 0.11m
19/08/2026 11:05:00 AM 0.63m 0.52m 0.11m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 19 August 2026
11:03

Upper 1/3: 0.18 kt to 237.7°(SW)

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, 19 August 2026
11:22

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Wednesday, 19 August 2026
11:22

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 6kn
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, 19 August 2026
11:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.59m
Swell Direction 238°
Mean Period 12.5sec
Peak Energy Period 16.5sec
Sea (Hs) 0.68m
Sea Direction 239°
Mean Period 5.7sec
Peak Energy Period 7.5sec
Total (Hs) 1.73m
Mean Period 10.6sec
Peak Energy Period 16.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.44m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15sec
Length 188m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/08/2026 11:00:00 AM 1.74m 10.47s 0.68m 5.46s 1.61m 12.55s
19/08/2026 10:45:00 AM 1.75m 10.67s 0.69m 5.48s 1.61m 12.95s
19/08/2026 10:30:00 AM 1.8m 10.9s 0.71m 5.63s 1.66m 13.19s
19/08/2026 10:15:00 AM 1.99m 11.18s 0.77m 5.72s 1.83m 13.48s
19/08/2026 10:00:00 AM 1.94m 11.18s 0.73m 5.51s 1.8m 13.46s
19/08/2026 9:45:00 AM 1.88m 10.97s 0.72m 5.39s 1.74m 13.35s
19/08/2026 9:30:00 AM 1.75m 10.37s 0.72m 5.28s 1.6m 12.86s

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.