MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:28

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
Barometer 1010hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.4°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:29

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
Barometer 1009.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.4°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:29

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
Barometer 1010.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.67m
Swell Direction 250°
Mean Period 11.7sec
Peak Energy Period 11.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.42m
Sea Direction 236°
Mean Period 4.4sec
Peak Energy Period 4.4sec
Total (Hs) 0.79m
Mean Period 8sec
Peak Energy Period 11.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.57m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10sec
Length 106m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/03/2026 4:00:00 AM 0.86m 8.68s 0.41m 4.54s 0.76m 11.9s
19/03/2026 3:45:00 AM 0.78m 7.85s 0.43m 4.5s 0.65m 11.66s
19/03/2026 3:30:00 AM 0.78m 7.92s 0.42m 4.52s 0.66m 11.38s
19/03/2026 3:15:00 AM 0.76m 7.87s 0.42m 4.51s 0.63m 11.57s
19/03/2026 3:00:00 AM 0.76m 7.97s 0.41m 4.56s 0.64m 11.54s
19/03/2026 2:45:00 AM 0.86m 8.38s 0.44m 4.64s 0.74m 11.59s
19/03/2026 2:30:00 AM 0.81m 8.11s 0.42m 4.6s 0.69m 11.33s

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.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.54m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 11.8sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.39m
Sea Direction 227°
Mean Period 4.1sec
Peak Energy Period 6.9sec
Total (Hs) 0.67m
Mean Period 7.3sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.07m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.1sec
Length 104m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/03/2026 4:03:00 AM 0.8m 7.6s 0.45m 4.31s 0.67m 11.56s
19/03/2026 3:43:00 AM 0.79m 7.92s 0.43m 4.33s 0.67m 11.93s
19/03/2026 3:23:00 AM 0.72m 7.57s 0.41m 4.4s 0.6m 11.52s
19/03/2026 3:03:00 AM 0.74m 6.9s 0.44m 4.16s 0.59m 10.96s
19/03/2026 2:43:00 AM 0.77m 7.44s 0.44m 4.35s 0.63m 11.48s
19/03/2026 2:23:00 AM 0.77m 7.56s 0.43m 4.33s 0.64m 11.34s
19/03/2026 2:03:00 AM 0.76m 7.23s 0.43m 4.13s 0.63m 11.23s

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
0.66m LAT

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:25

Data Breakdown
Residual +16cm
Predicted 0.5m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 4:35:00 AM 0.5m
High Water 10:58:00 AM 0.87m
Low Water 4:36:00 PM 0.58m
High Water 11:02:00 PM 0.86m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
19/03/2026 4:25:00 AM 0.66m 0.5m 0.16m
19/03/2026 4:20:00 AM 0.65m 0.5m 0.15m
19/03/2026 4:15:00 AM 0.67m 0.51m 0.16m
19/03/2026 4:10:00 AM 0.64m 0.51m 0.13m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:24

Upper 1/3: 0.27 kt to 221.5°(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

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:29

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:29

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

Thursday, 19 March 2026
04:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.69m
Swell Direction 232°
Mean Period 11.6sec
Peak Energy Period 13.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.36m
Sea Direction 221°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 7.4sec
Total (Hs) 0.78m
Mean Period 9sec
Peak Energy Period 13.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.25m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.3sec
Length 135m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/03/2026 4:00:00 AM 0.78m 8.52s 0.39m 4.92s 0.68m 11.22s
19/03/2026 3:45:00 AM 0.83m 8.63s 0.39m 4.8s 0.73m 11.23s
19/03/2026 3:30:00 AM 0.79m 8.29s 0.41m 4.8s 0.68m 11.17s
19/03/2026 3:15:00 AM 0.88m 8.85s 0.4m 4.77s 0.78m 11.48s
19/03/2026 3:00:00 AM 0.87m 8.56s 0.43m 4.81s 0.76m 11.36s
19/03/2026 2:45:00 AM 0.94m 8.79s 0.43m 4.72s 0.84m 11.37s
19/03/2026 2:30:00 AM 0.97m 8.88s 0.43m 4.69s 0.87m 11.28s

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.