MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Sunday, 17 May 2026
21:21

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 22kn
Barometer 1020.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.9°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 17 May 2026
21:22

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 19kn
Barometer 1019.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.9°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Sunday, 17 May 2026
21:22

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 11kn
Gust (2min) 13kn
Barometer 1019.9hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 17 May 2026
21:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.13m
Swell Direction 240°
Mean Period 11.1sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.82m
Sea Direction 238°
Mean Period 4.2sec
Peak Energy Period 4.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.4m
Mean Period 7.1sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.11m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.4sec
Length 124m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
17/05/2026 9:00:00 PM 1.45m 7.04s 0.87m 4.27s 1.15m 11.24s
17/05/2026 8:45:00 PM 1.4m 6.81s 0.87m 4.27s 1.09m 10.97s
17/05/2026 8:30:00 PM 1.43m 6.95s 0.86m 4.24s 1.14m 10.89s
17/05/2026 8:15:00 PM 1.37m 6.67s 0.87m 4.25s 1.06m 10.81s
17/05/2026 8:00:00 PM 1.34m 6.55s 0.85m 4.13s 1.03m 10.97s
17/05/2026 7:45:00 PM 1.42m 7s 0.85m 4.21s 1.14m 11.02s
17/05/2026 7:30:00 PM 1.47m 7.28s 0.82m 4.18s 1.22m 11s

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, 16 May 2026
06:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.14m
Swell Direction 251°
Mean Period 13.2sec
Peak Energy Period 13.8sec
Sea (Hs) 1.01m
Sea Direction 233°
Mean Period 5.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.9sec
Total (Hs) 2.37m
Mean Period 10.3sec
Peak Energy Period 13.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.14m
(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
16/05/2026 6:03:00 AM 2.46m 10.63s 0.99m 4.9s 2.25m 13.72s
16/05/2026 5:43:00 AM 2.29m 10s 1m 5.12s 2.06m 12.89s
16/05/2026 5:23:00 AM 2.28m 10.25s 0.98m 5.02s 2.06m 13.42s
16/05/2026 5:03:00 AM 2.36m 10.36s 0.97m 4.82s 2.15m 13.5s
16/05/2026 4:43:00 AM 2.39m 10.51s 1m 4.99s 2.17m 13.76s
16/05/2026 4:23:00 AM 2.64m 10.55s 1.03m 4.71s 2.43m 13.58s
16/05/2026 4:03:00 AM 2.47m 10.53s 1.01m 4.8s 2.26m 13.79s

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
0.30m LAT

Sunday, 17 May 2026
21:20

Data Breakdown
Residual -17cm
Predicted 0.47m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 10:30:00 AM 1.28m
Low Water 8:24:00 PM 0.36m
High Water 11:13:00 AM 1.27m
Low Water 9:20:00 PM 0.37m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
17/05/2026 9:20:00 PM 0.3m 0.47m -0.17m
17/05/2026 9:15:00 PM 0.29m 0.46m -0.17m
17/05/2026 9:10:00 PM 0.27m 0.45m -0.18m
17/05/2026 9:05:00 PM 0.28m 0.45m -0.17m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Sunday, 17 May 2026
00:05

Upper 1/3: 0.59 kt to 325.1°(NW)

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, 17 May 2026
21:22

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 13kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 17 May 2026
21:22

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
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

Sunday, 17 May 2026
21:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.11m
Swell Direction 231°
Mean Period 10.9sec
Peak Energy Period 10.9sec
Sea (Hs) 0.98m
Sea Direction 193°
Mean Period 4.2sec
Peak Energy Period 4.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.48m
Mean Period 6.4sec
Peak Energy Period 10.9sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.44m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.7sec
Length 112m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
17/05/2026 9:00:00 PM 1.56m 6.91s 0.94m 4.15s 1.25m 11.21s
17/05/2026 8:45:00 PM 1.6m 7.21s 0.91m 4.14s 1.32m 11.14s
17/05/2026 8:30:00 PM 1.53m 6.84s 0.91m 4.02s 1.23m 10.99s
17/05/2026 8:15:00 PM 1.53m 6.59s 0.93m 3.97s 1.22m 10.73s
17/05/2026 8:00:00 PM 1.46m 6.38s 0.9m 3.87s 1.14m 10.76s
17/05/2026 7:45:00 PM 1.51m 6.65s 0.9m 3.92s 1.21m 10.81s
17/05/2026 7:30:00 PM 1.54m 6.58s 0.93m 3.89s 1.23m 10.85s

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.