MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 6 August 2026
01:35

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 13kn
Barometer 1017.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.6°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 6 August 2026
01:36

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
Barometer 1017.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.5°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 6 August 2026
01:36

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1017.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.4°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 6 August 2026
01:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.31m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 13.1sec
Peak Energy Period 16.2sec
Sea (Hs) 0.67m
Sea Direction 240°
Mean Period 5.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.9sec
Total (Hs) 2.41m
Mean Period 11.8sec
Peak Energy Period 16.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.25m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12sec
Length 131m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
6/08/2026 1:15:00 AM 2.71m 12.5s 0.69m 5.35s 2.62m 13.79s
6/08/2026 1:00:00 AM 2.76m 12.62s 0.72m 5.61s 2.66m 13.87s
6/08/2026 12:45:00 AM 2.58m 12.54s 0.68m 5.44s 2.49m 13.89s
6/08/2026 12:30:00 AM 2.64m 12.56s 0.72m 5.73s 2.54m 13.89s
6/08/2026 12:15:00 AM 2.42m 11.99s 0.71m 5.71s 2.31m 13.37s
6/08/2026 12:00:00 AM 2.37m 12.03s 0.66m 5.51s 2.28m 13.35s
5/08/2026 11:45:00 PM 2.45m 12.29s 0.68m 5.5s 2.35m 13.7s

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, 6 August 2026
01:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.32m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 13.4sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.8m
Sea Direction 236°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.9sec
Total (Hs) 2.45m
Mean Period 11.5sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.43m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14.4sec
Length 156m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
6/08/2026 1:03:00 AM 3.35m 12.21s 1.07m 5.5s 3.18m 14.17s
6/08/2026 12:43:00 AM 2.58m 11.68s 0.87m 5.35s 2.43m 13.79s
6/08/2026 12:23:00 AM 2.71m 12.04s 0.86m 5.48s 2.57m 13.91s
6/08/2026 12:03:00 AM 2.64m 11.78s 0.87m 5.34s 2.49m 13.79s
5/08/2026 11:43:00 PM 2.65m 11.96s 0.89m 5.53s 2.5m 14.05s
5/08/2026 11:23:00 PM 2.51m 11.63s 0.84m 5.38s 2.37m 13.61s
5/08/2026 11:03:00 PM 2.44m 11.88s 0.82m 5.19s 2.3m 14.22s

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
0.96m LAT

Thursday, 6 August 2026
01:35

Data Breakdown
Residual +8cm
Predicted 0.88m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 2:50:00 AM 0.91m
Low Water 1:17:00 PM 0.47m
High Water 3:09:00 PM 0.49m
Low Water 4:59:00 PM 0.48m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
6/08/2026 1:35:00 AM 0.96m 0.88m 0.08m
6/08/2026 1:30:00 AM 0.92m 0.87m 0.05m
6/08/2026 1:25:00 AM 0.86m 0.87m -0.01m
6/08/2026 1:20:00 AM 0.9m 0.86m 0.04m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 6 August 2026
01:23

Upper 1/3: 0.15 kt to 300.0°(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, 6 August 2026
01:36

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 16 July 2026
09:50

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
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, 6 August 2026
01:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.56m
Swell Direction 232°
Mean Period 13.7sec
Peak Energy Period 15.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.7m
Sea Direction 233°
Mean Period 5.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.9sec
Total (Hs) 2.66m
Mean Period 12.5sec
Peak Energy Period 15.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.6m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13sec
Length 161m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
6/08/2026 1:15:00 AM 2.62m 12.47s 0.65m 5.28s 2.54m 13.68s
6/08/2026 1:00:00 AM 2.45m 12.24s 0.63m 5.38s 2.37m 13.47s
6/08/2026 12:45:00 AM 2.24m 11.77s 0.62m 5.35s 2.15m 13.06s
6/08/2026 12:30:00 AM 2.4m 12.41s 0.57m 5.08s 2.34m 13.55s
6/08/2026 12:15:00 AM 2.44m 12.55s 0.59m 5.22s 2.37m 13.75s
6/08/2026 12:00:00 AM 2.45m 12.34s 0.63m 5.39s 2.37m 13.6s
5/08/2026 11:45:00 PM 2.12m 11.94s 0.59m 5.36s 2.04m 13.31s

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.