MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:40

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 1013.9hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:41

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 1013.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:41

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
Barometer 1013.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.34m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 14.7sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.4m
Sea Direction 235°
Mean Period 3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.4m
Mean Period 11.1sec
Peak Energy Period 14.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.26m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14.8sec
Length 166m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
11/09/2026 3:15:00 PM 1.46m 11.5s 0.39m 2.99s 1.4m 14.78s
11/09/2026 3:00:00 PM 1.43m 11.77s 0.37m 2.98s 1.38m 14.89s
11/09/2026 2:45:00 PM 1.41m 11.75s 0.37m 3.03s 1.36m 14.98s
11/09/2026 2:30:00 PM 1.31m 11.59s 0.37m 3.01s 1.26m 15.37s
11/09/2026 2:15:00 PM 1.38m 11.82s 0.36m 2.91s 1.33m 15.15s
11/09/2026 2:00:00 PM 1.35m 12.03s 0.36m 2.96s 1.3m 15.59s
11/09/2026 1:45:00 PM 1.47m 12.62s 0.36m 3.02s 1.43m 15.78s

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

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.54m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 15.8sec
Peak Energy Period 20.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.44m
Sea Direction 241°
Mean Period 2.8sec
Peak Energy Period 6.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.6m
Mean Period 11.7sec
Peak Energy Period 20.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.56m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.7sec
Length 171m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
11/09/2026 3:03:00 PM 1.53m 11.52s 0.42m 2.83s 1.47m 15.41s
11/09/2026 2:43:00 PM 1.4m 10.7s 0.41m 2.76s 1.34m 14.73s
11/09/2026 2:23:00 PM 1.57m 11.88s 0.43m 2.93s 1.51m 15.88s
11/09/2026 2:03:00 PM 1.26m 10.09s 0.4m 2.77s 1.19m 14.54s
11/09/2026 1:43:00 PM 1.62m 11.38s 0.44m 2.9s 1.56m 14.84s
11/09/2026 1:23:00 PM 1.26m 9.68s 0.42m 2.62s 1.19m 14.53s
11/09/2026 1:03:00 PM 1.28m 10.01s 0.42m 2.67s 1.2m 15.14s

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
0.55m LAT

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:40

Data Breakdown
Residual +10cm
Predicted 0.45m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 4:43:00 PM 0.43m
High Water 10:58:00 PM 0.72m
Low Water 4:37:00 AM 0.46m
High Water 11:05:00 AM 0.74m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
11/09/2026 3:40:00 PM 0.55m 0.45m 0.1m
11/09/2026 3:35:00 PM 0.53m 0.46m 0.07m
11/09/2026 3:30:00 PM 0.52m 0.46m 0.06m
11/09/2026 3:25:00 PM 0.55m 0.46m 0.09m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:23

Upper 1/3: 0.41 kt to 156.4°(SE)

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

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:41

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
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

Friday, 11 September 2026
15:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.42m
Swell Direction 226°
Mean Period 15.4sec
Peak Energy Period 19.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.33m
Sea Direction 300°
Mean Period 3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.46m
Mean Period 12.6sec
Peak Energy Period 19.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.03m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.2sec
Length 191m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
11/09/2026 3:15:00 PM 1.43m 12.56s 0.33m 2.82s 1.39m 15.51s
11/09/2026 3:00:00 PM 1.23m 11.58s 0.33m 2.85s 1.18m 15.21s
11/09/2026 2:45:00 PM 1.48m 12.3s 0.34m 2.9s 1.44m 15.02s
11/09/2026 2:30:00 PM 1.31m 11.75s 0.33m 2.88s 1.27m 14.82s
11/09/2026 2:15:00 PM 1.38m 12.32s 0.34m 2.91s 1.34m 15.45s
11/09/2026 2:00:00 PM 1.41m 12.88s 0.32m 2.91s 1.37m 15.9s
11/09/2026 1:45:00 PM 1.27m 11.89s 0.33m 2.8s 1.22m 15.68s

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.