MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
01:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1011.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
01:19

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1011hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
01:19

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1011.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
01:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.99m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 11.6sec
Peak Energy Period 12.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.75m
Sea Direction 228°
Mean Period 4.9sec
Peak Energy Period 7.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.24m
Mean Period 7.7sec
Peak Energy Period 12.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.22m
(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
21/03/2026 1:00:00 AM 1.3m 7.77s 0.79m 5s 1.03m 11.59s
21/03/2026 12:45:00 AM 1.31m 7.98s 0.76m 4.86s 1.07m 11.77s
21/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.37m 8.3s 0.76m 4.84s 1.14m 12.11s
21/03/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.38m 8.07s 0.8m 4.96s 1.12m 11.91s
21/03/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.47m 8.4s 0.81m 5s 1.23m 11.94s
20/03/2026 11:45:00 PM 1.39m 8.01s 0.84m 5.1s 1.11m 11.84s
20/03/2026 11:30:00 PM 1.35m 7.99s 0.78m 4.86s 1.1m 11.71s

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, 21 March 2026
01:03

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.18m
Swell Direction 249°
Mean Period 11.8sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Sea (Hs) 0.85m
Sea Direction 222°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.46m
Mean Period 7.7sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.51m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10sec
Length 103m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
21/03/2026 12:43:00 AM 1.38m 7.96s 0.75m 4.56s 1.16m 11.54s
21/03/2026 12:23:00 AM 1.41m 7.77s 0.85m 4.82s 1.13m 11.9s
21/03/2026 12:03:00 AM 1.36m 7.69s 0.81m 4.71s 1.1m 11.72s
20/03/2026 11:43:00 PM 1.47m 8.12s 0.79m 4.63s 1.24m 11.77s
20/03/2026 11:23:00 PM 1.48m 7.89s 0.86m 4.76s 1.2m 11.88s
20/03/2026 11:03:00 PM 1.26m 7.14s 0.83m 4.72s 0.94m 11.91s
20/03/2026 10:43:00 PM 1.48m 8.06s 0.84m 4.67s 1.22m 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.

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
0.70m LAT

Saturday, 21 March 2026
01:15

Data Breakdown
Residual 0cm
Predicted 0.7m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 4:28:00 AM 0.59m
High Water 11:48:00 AM 1m
Low Water 6:18:00 PM 0.5m
High Water 12:24:00 AM 0.68m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
21/03/2026 1:15:00 AM 0.7m 0.7m 0m
21/03/2026 1:10:00 AM 0.76m 0.7m 0.06m
21/03/2026 1:05:00 AM 0.76m 0.71m 0.05m
21/03/2026 1:00:00 AM 0.76m 0.72m 0.04m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
01:04

Upper 1/3: 0.52 kt to 342.1°(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

Friday, 20 March 2026
23:30

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
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

Saturday, 21 March 2026
01:19

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
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

Saturday, 21 March 2026
01:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.34m
Swell Direction 233°
Mean Period 11.7sec
Peak Energy Period 12.7sec
Sea (Hs) 0.94m
Sea Direction 211°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.9sec
Total (Hs) 1.64m
Mean Period 8.2sec
Peak Energy Period 12.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.72m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.2sec
Length 134m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
21/03/2026 1:00:00 AM 1.75m 8.53s 0.95m 5.01s 1.48m 11.98s
21/03/2026 12:45:00 AM 1.6m 8.12s 0.92m 5.04s 1.31m 11.68s
21/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.59m 8.27s 0.89m 5.02s 1.32m 11.74s
21/03/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.63m 8.28s 0.94m 5.14s 1.33m 11.88s
21/03/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.55m 8.12s 0.9m 5.05s 1.26m 11.73s
20/03/2026 11:45:00 PM 1.64m 8.4s 0.89m 4.97s 1.38m 11.75s
20/03/2026 11:30:00 PM 1.61m 8.1s 0.92m 5.01s 1.32m 11.6s

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.