MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:52

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 22kn
Gust (2min) 27kn
Barometer 1003.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 21kn
Gust (2min) 26kn
Barometer 1003hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 21kn
Gust (2min) 27kn
Barometer 1002.9hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.88m
Swell Direction 232°
Mean Period 10.9sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Sea (Hs) 1.09m
Sea Direction 205°
Mean Period 4.3sec
Peak Energy Period 4.9sec
Total (Hs) 1.41m
Mean Period 5.6sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.07m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 5.5sec
Length 455m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
22/01/2026 1:30:00 PM 1.34m 5.52s 1.04m 4.18s 0.83m 11.04s
22/01/2026 1:15:00 PM 1.27m 5.48s 0.99m 4.15s 0.8m 10.88s
22/01/2026 1:00:00 PM 1.31m 5.72s 0.97m 4.08s 0.87m 11.44s
22/01/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.24m 5.67s 0.93m 4.07s 0.82m 11.51s
22/01/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.23m 5.59s 0.9m 3.91s 0.84m 11.08s
22/01/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.23m 5.68s 0.87m 3.82s 0.87m 11.11s
22/01/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.2m 5.87s 0.8m 3.7s 0.89m 11.02s

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

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:44

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.76m
Swell Direction 250°
Mean Period 11.2sec
Peak Energy Period 12.3sec
Sea (Hs) 1.15m
Sea Direction 208°
Mean Period 4sec
Peak Energy Period 4.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.38m
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 4.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.97m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 4.5sec
Length 316m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
22/01/2026 1:24:00 PM 1.37m 5.29s 1.06m 3.9s 0.86m 11.43s
22/01/2026 1:04:00 PM 1.35m 5.35s 1.03m 3.87s 0.88m 11.32s
22/01/2026 12:44:00 PM 1.28m 5.09s 1m 3.78s 0.79m 11.45s
22/01/2026 12:24:00 PM 1.22m 5.32s 0.88m 3.58s 0.84m 11.41s
22/01/2026 12:04:00 PM 1.18m 5.27s 0.84m 3.49s 0.83m 11.14s
22/01/2026 11:44:00 AM 1.16m 5.6s 0.75m 3.31s 0.89m 11.21s
22/01/2026 11:24:00 AM 1.16m 5.91s 0.7m 3.28s 0.92m 10.94s

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
0.81m LAT

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:50

Data Breakdown
Residual +15cm
Predicted 0.66m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 3:38:00 PM 0.61m
High Water 10:06:00 PM 0.84m
Low Water 11:04:00 PM 0.84m
High Water 12:21:00 AM 0.84m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
22/01/2026 1:50:00 PM 0.82m 0.66m 0.16m
22/01/2026 1:45:00 PM 0.8m 0.66m 0.14m
22/01/2026 1:40:00 PM 0.82m 0.66m 0.16m
22/01/2026 1:35:00 PM 0.82m 0.66m 0.16m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:44

Upper 1/3: 0.60 kt to 355.2°(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

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 17kn
Gust (2min) 25kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 17kn
Gust (2min) 27kn
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

Thursday, 22 January 2026
13:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.94m
Swell Direction 240°
Mean Period 11.3sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Sea (Hs) 1.26m
Sea Direction 194°
Mean Period 4.3sec
Peak Energy Period 5.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.57m
Mean Period 5.5sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.44m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.6sec
Length 126m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
22/01/2026 1:30:00 PM 1.54m 5.55s 1.22m 4.24s 0.95m 11.3s
22/01/2026 1:15:00 PM 1.44m 5.56s 1.1m 4.09s 0.92m 11.48s
22/01/2026 1:00:00 PM 1.48m 5.83s 1.07m 4.02s 1.02m 11.61s
22/01/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.37m 5.49s 1.03m 3.94s 0.9m 11.18s
22/01/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.34m 5.6s 0.97m 3.85s 0.93m 11.12s
22/01/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.28m 5.79s 0.88m 3.75s 0.93m 11.32s
22/01/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.25m 6.1s 0.79m 3.61s 0.97m 11.27s

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.