MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 28kn
Gust (2min) 35kn
Barometer 1009hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:58

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 28kn
Gust (2min) 35kn
Barometer 1008.8hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:58

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 24kn
Gust (2min) 35kn
Barometer 1008.8hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.7m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 11.3sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Sea (Hs) 1.56m
Sea Direction 222°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 5.2sec
Total (Hs) 2.3m
Mean Period 7.2sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.75m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 8.4sec
Length 855m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
27/01/2026 3:30:00 PM 2.33m 7.27s 1.56m 5.01s 1.74m 11.4s
27/01/2026 3:15:00 PM 2.2m 7.27s 1.46m 4.94s 1.65m 11.49s
27/01/2026 3:00:00 PM 2.11m 7.33s 1.35m 4.82s 1.62m 11.56s
27/01/2026 2:45:00 PM 2.18m 7.73s 1.33m 4.87s 1.72m 11.85s
27/01/2026 2:30:00 PM 2.24m 7.66s 1.4m 4.99s 1.75m 11.69s
27/01/2026 2:15:00 PM 2.3m 8s 1.35m 4.98s 1.87m 11.69s
27/01/2026 2:00:00 PM 2.17m 8.15s 1.21m 4.9s 1.8m 11.65s

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

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:44

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.31m
Swell Direction 252°
Mean Period 12.3sec
Peak Energy Period 13.5sec
Sea (Hs) 1.65m
Sea Direction 210°
Mean Period 4.7sec
Peak Energy Period 5.7sec
Total (Hs) 2.84m
Mean Period 7.9sec
Peak Energy Period 13.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 4.02m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.9sec
Length 138m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
27/01/2026 3:24:00 PM 2.29m 6.62s 1.59m 4.55s 1.65m 11.5s
27/01/2026 3:04:00 PM 2.37m 7.19s 1.51m 4.59s 1.83m 11.78s
27/01/2026 2:44:00 PM 2.27m 6.97s 1.43m 4.4s 1.76m 11.34s
27/01/2026 2:24:00 PM 2.43m 7.82s 1.44m 4.72s 1.96m 12.11s
27/01/2026 2:04:00 PM 2.44m 7.75s 1.36m 4.44s 2.02m 11.71s
27/01/2026 1:44:00 PM 2.31m 7.6s 1.35m 4.41s 1.87m 12.23s
27/01/2026 1:24:00 PM 2.43m 8.34s 1.34m 4.82s 2.03m 12.27s

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
0.90m LAT

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:55

Data Breakdown
Residual -6cm
Predicted 0.96m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 4:36:00 PM 0.97m
Low Water 3:54:00 AM 0.31m
High Water 5:44:00 PM 1.03m
Low Water 4:29:00 AM 0.23m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
27/01/2026 3:55:00 PM 0.9m 0.96m -0.06m
27/01/2026 3:50:00 PM 0.91m 0.96m -0.05m
27/01/2026 3:45:00 PM 0.92m 0.96m -0.04m
27/01/2026 3:40:00 PM 0.9m 0.95m -0.05m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:44

Upper 1/3: 0.80 kt to 358.4°(N)

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

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:58

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 21kn
Gust (2min) 32kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:58

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 21kn
Gust (2min) 31kn
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

Tuesday, 27 January 2026
15:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.11m
Swell Direction 239°
Mean Period 11.4sec
Peak Energy Period 14.3sec
Sea (Hs) 1.64m
Sea Direction 224°
Mean Period 4.9sec
Peak Energy Period 5.6sec
Total (Hs) 2.68m
Mean Period 7.6sec
Peak Energy Period 14.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.92m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.7sec
Length 156m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
27/01/2026 3:30:00 PM 2.6m 7.36s 1.67m 4.85s 1.99m 11.61s
27/01/2026 3:15:00 PM 2.72m 7.7s 1.66m 4.94s 2.15m 11.55s
27/01/2026 3:00:00 PM 2.77m 8.28s 1.49m 4.76s 2.34m 11.8s
27/01/2026 2:45:00 PM 2.72m 8.15s 1.53m 4.82s 2.24m 12.02s
27/01/2026 2:30:00 PM 2.53m 7.74s 1.56m 4.96s 1.99m 11.78s
27/01/2026 2:15:00 PM 2.55m 7.92s 1.53m 5.05s 2.05m 11.58s
27/01/2026 2:00:00 PM 2.55m 8.35s 1.46m 5.04s 2.1m 12.24s

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.