MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:14

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 1020.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.7°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:14

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 12kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 1020hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.7°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:14

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 11kn
Gust (2min) 16kn
Barometer 1020.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.7°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.55m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 12.4sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.42m
Sea Direction 018°
Mean Period 2.9sec
Peak Energy Period 5.5sec
Total (Hs) 0.69m
Mean Period 5.7sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.07m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.4sec
Length 136m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
30/04/2025 11:00:00 AM 0.7m 5.41s 0.44m 2.87s 0.55m 12.34s
30/04/2025 10:45:00 AM 0.71m 4.97s 0.47m 2.82s 0.53m 12.19s
30/04/2025 10:30:00 AM 0.71m 4.62s 0.5m 2.81s 0.5m 12.4s
30/04/2025 10:15:00 AM 0.74m 4.67s 0.52m 2.85s 0.53m 12.17s
30/04/2025 10:00:00 AM 0.78m 4.6s 0.56m 2.9s 0.54m 12.4s
30/04/2025 9:45:00 AM 0.74m 4.53s 0.55m 2.94s 0.5m 12.34s
30/04/2025 9:30:00 AM 0.78m 4.9s 0.53m 2.88s 0.57m 12.21s

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

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:04

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.54m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 12.9sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.5m
Sea Direction 220°
Mean Period 2.6sec
Peak Energy Period 2.7sec
Total (Hs) 0.74m
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 0.99m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.3sec
Length 143m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
30/04/2025 10:44:00 AM 0.7m 4.35s 0.49m 2.63s 0.49m 12.12s
30/04/2025 10:24:00 AM 0.73m 4.3s 0.52m 2.64s 0.51m 12.52s
30/04/2025 10:04:00 AM 0.76m 4.06s 0.58m 2.7s 0.5m 12.64s
30/04/2025 9:44:00 AM 0.85m 4.26s 0.62m 2.7s 0.58m 12.35s
30/04/2025 9:24:00 AM 0.78m 3.87s 0.6m 2.64s 0.49m 12.04s
30/04/2025 9:04:00 AM 0.74m 4.05s 0.54m 2.56s 0.5m 12.4s
30/04/2025 8:44:00 AM 0.76m 4.19s 0.56m 2.64s 0.53m 12.36s

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
1.34m LAT

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:10

Data Breakdown
Residual +11cm
Predicted 1.23m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 11:22:00 AM 1.23m
Low Water 9:32:00 PM 0.37m
High Water 12:01:00 PM 1.21m
Low Water 10:29:00 PM 0.38m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
30/04/2025 11:10:00 AM 1.34m 1.23m 0.11m
30/04/2025 11:05:00 AM 1.34m 1.23m 0.11m
30/04/2025 11:00:00 AM 1.31m 1.23m 0.08m
30/04/2025 10:55:00 AM 1.31m 1.23m 0.08m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
10:44

Upper 1/3: 0.70 kt to 197.9°(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

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:15

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:15

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 13kn
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

Wednesday, 30 April 2025
11:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.6m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 12.4sec
Peak Energy Period 15.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.39m
Sea Direction 024°
Mean Period 2.9sec
Peak Energy Period 2.5sec
Total (Hs) 0.72m
Mean Period 6.3sec
Peak Energy Period 15.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.2m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.6sec
Length 154m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
30/04/2025 11:00:00 AM 0.73m 5.56s 0.43m 2.78s 0.59m 12.15s
30/04/2025 10:45:00 AM 0.69m 5.37s 0.43m 2.81s 0.54m 12.4s
30/04/2025 10:30:00 AM 0.73m 5.43s 0.45m 2.88s 0.57m 12.2s
30/04/2025 10:15:00 AM 0.79m 5.58s 0.48m 2.81s 0.63m 12.47s
30/04/2025 10:00:00 AM 0.77m 5.74s 0.46m 2.94s 0.62m 12.35s
30/04/2025 9:45:00 AM 0.76m 5.66s 0.46m 2.9s 0.61m 12.5s
30/04/2025 9:30:00 AM 0.73m 5.1s 0.48m 2.83s 0.55m 12.51s

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.