MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:27

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 22kn
Gust (2min) 26kn
Barometer 1009.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:28

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 22kn
Gust (2min) 26kn
Barometer 1009.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:28

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 19kn
Gust (2min) 25kn
Barometer 1008.9hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.02m
Swell Direction 245°
Mean Period 13.1sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Sea (Hs) 1.05m
Sea Direction 204°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.46m
Mean Period 6.6sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.94m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.9sec
Length 143m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
15/03/2026 1:00:00 PM 1.48m 6.49s 1.1m 4.6s 0.99m 13.24s
15/03/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.4m 6.21s 1.07m 4.53s 0.9m 13.22s
15/03/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.49m 6.78s 1.05m 4.5s 1.06m 13.51s
15/03/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.44m 6.43s 1.07m 4.56s 0.96m 13.19s
15/03/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.44m 6.65s 1.04m 4.57s 0.99m 13.13s
15/03/2026 11:45:00 AM 1.43m 6.75s 1m 4.51s 1.01m 13.22s
15/03/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.43m 7.22s 0.94m 4.51s 1.07m 13.56s

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

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.1m
Swell Direction 248°
Mean Period 13.2sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Sea (Hs) 1.12m
Sea Direction 204°
Mean Period 4.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.56m
Mean Period 6.3sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.07m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 7.2sec
Length 676m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
15/03/2026 1:03:00 PM 1.39m 5.94s 1.04m 4.19s 0.92m 12.81s
15/03/2026 12:43:00 PM 1.51m 6.34s 1.07m 4.17s 1.06m 13.5s
15/03/2026 12:23:00 PM 1.34m 5.75s 1.05m 4.23s 0.84m 13.15s
15/03/2026 12:03:00 PM 1.29m 5.79s 0.98m 4.07s 0.84m 13.37s
15/03/2026 11:43:00 AM 1.4m 6.34s 0.98m 4.09s 1.01m 13.16s
15/03/2026 11:23:00 AM 1.33m 5.96s 1.02m 4.29s 0.85m 13.28s
15/03/2026 11:03:00 AM 1.47m 6.58s 1.04m 4.39s 1.03m 13.23s

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
0.72m LAT

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:25

Data Breakdown
Residual -5cm
Predicted 0.77m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 7:13:00 PM 0.98m
Low Water 3:41:00 AM 0.41m
High Water 10:32:00 AM 0.7m
Low Water 11:25:00 AM 0.7m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
15/03/2026 1:25:00 PM 0.72m 0.77m -0.05m
15/03/2026 1:20:00 PM 0.71m 0.77m -0.06m
15/03/2026 1:15:00 PM 0.71m 0.76m -0.05m
15/03/2026 1:10:00 PM 0.72m 0.76m -0.04m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:24

Upper 1/3: 0.65 kt to 352.9°(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

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:28

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 21kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 15 March 2026
13:28

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 26kn
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, 15 March 2026
13:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.13m
Swell Direction 233°
Mean Period 13.1sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Sea (Hs) 1.27m
Sea Direction 204°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.7m
Mean Period 6.5sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.38m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 6.2sec
Length 582m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
15/03/2026 1:00:00 PM 1.71m 6.59s 1.26m 4.59s 1.16m 13.45s
15/03/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.57m 6.18s 1.24m 4.68s 0.97m 12.84s
15/03/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.72m 7.01s 1.2m 4.63s 1.23m 13.52s
15/03/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.62m 7.03s 1.13m 4.65s 1.17m 13.46s
15/03/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.48m 6.47s 1.11m 4.69s 0.97m 12.85s
15/03/2026 11:45:00 AM 1.41m 6.38s 1.1m 4.86s 0.88m 12.51s
15/03/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.42m 6.57s 1.07m 4.8s 0.93m 12.83s

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.