MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
Barometer 1016.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:54

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 1016hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:54

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 16kn
Barometer 1016.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.96m
Swell Direction 249°
Mean Period 12.4sec
Peak Energy Period 14sec
Sea (Hs) 0.87m
Sea Direction 232°
Mean Period 4.5sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 2.15m
Mean Period 9.6sec
Peak Energy Period 14sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.24m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.7sec
Length 153m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/09/2026 1:30:00 PM 2.07m 9.79s 0.82m 4.41s 1.9m 12.67s
5/09/2026 1:15:00 PM 2.43m 10.65s 0.86m 4.55s 2.28m 13.15s
5/09/2026 1:00:00 PM 2.5m 10.67s 0.88m 4.72s 2.34m 13s
5/09/2026 12:45:00 PM 2.28m 10.11s 0.88m 4.77s 2.1m 12.57s
5/09/2026 12:30:00 PM 2.17m 9.8s 0.88m 4.77s 1.99m 12.4s
5/09/2026 12:15:00 PM 2.23m 10.27s 0.89m 4.74s 2.05m 13.15s
5/09/2026 12:00:00 PM 2.23m 10.29s 0.85m 4.62s 2.06m 13.03s

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

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:43

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.73m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 12.7sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.97m
Sea Direction 223°
Mean Period 4.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.99m
Mean Period 8.6sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.12m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.1sec
Length 141m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/09/2026 1:23:00 PM 2.17m 9.04s 0.99m 4.38s 1.93m 12.52s
5/09/2026 1:03:00 PM 1.85m 8.63s 0.87m 4.14s 1.63m 12.53s
5/09/2026 12:43:00 PM 2.36m 9.71s 1.01m 4.59s 2.14m 12.92s
5/09/2026 12:23:00 PM 2.18m 9.2s 0.95m 4.31s 1.97m 12.48s
5/09/2026 12:03:00 PM 1.92m 8.81s 0.88m 4.23s 1.71m 12.44s
5/09/2026 11:43:00 AM 2.27m 9.56s 0.96m 4.46s 2.06m 12.7s
5/09/2026 11:23:00 AM 2.13m 9.71s 0.81m 4.15s 1.96m 12.6s

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
0.23m LAT

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:50

Data Breakdown
Residual -4cm
Predicted 0.27m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 1:51:00 PM 0.27m
High Water 4:22:00 AM 0.9m
Low Water 3:02:00 PM 0.25m
High Water 6:02:00 AM 0.91m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
5/09/2026 1:50:00 PM 0.22m 0.27m -0.05m
5/09/2026 1:45:00 PM 0.24m 0.27m -0.03m
5/09/2026 1:40:00 PM 0.27m 0.27m 0m
5/09/2026 1:35:00 PM 0.26m 0.27m -0.01m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:43

Upper 1/3: 0.45 kt to 172.5°(S)

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

Sunday, 30 August 2026
06:07

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

Geraldton

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:54

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 19kn
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

Saturday, 5 September 2026
13:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.89m
Swell Direction 228°
Mean Period 12.7sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.79m
Sea Direction 210°
Mean Period 4.8sec
Peak Energy Period 7.2sec
Total (Hs) 2.05m
Mean Period 10.2sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.72m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.2sec
Length 150m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/09/2026 1:30:00 PM 1.91m 9.95s 0.77m 4.8s 1.74m 12.53s
5/09/2026 1:15:00 PM 1.85m 9.63s 0.78m 4.99s 1.67m 12.1s
5/09/2026 1:00:00 PM 2.02m 10.08s 0.76m 5.02s 1.87m 12.1s
5/09/2026 12:45:00 PM 2.09m 10.39s 0.79m 5.03s 1.94m 12.61s
5/09/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.97m 10.17s 0.77m 4.94s 1.81m 12.57s
5/09/2026 12:15:00 PM 2.05m 10.46s 0.75m 4.93s 1.91m 12.65s
5/09/2026 12:00:00 PM 2.06m 10s 0.77m 4.92s 1.91m 12.01s

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.