MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
13:43

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 22kn
Gust (2min) 25kn
Barometer 1010.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
13:44

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 22kn
Gust (2min) 25kn
Barometer 1010.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
13:44

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 21kn
Gust (2min) 28kn
Barometer 1010.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
13:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.58m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 11.4sec
Peak Energy Period 13.7sec
Sea (Hs) 1.23m
Sea Direction 222°
Mean Period 4.7sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 2m
Mean Period 7.4sec
Peak Energy Period 13.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.05m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.9sec
Length 105m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
7/01/2026 1:15:00 PM 1.92m 7.34s 1.2m 4.76s 1.5m 11.29s
7/01/2026 1:00:00 PM 1.84m 7.26s 1.19m 4.81s 1.4m 11.47s
7/01/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.94m 7.55s 1.21m 4.89s 1.51m 11.61s
7/01/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.96m 7.66s 1.21m 4.89s 1.54m 11.79s
7/01/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.81m 7.54s 1.1m 4.68s 1.44m 11.73s
7/01/2026 12:00:00 PM 2.13m 8.37s 1.13m 4.81s 1.8m 11.8s
7/01/2026 11:45:00 AM 2.24m 8.99s 1.08m 4.95s 1.96m 11.95s

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, 7 January 2026
13:24

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.62m
Swell Direction 247°
Mean Period 12.2sec
Peak Energy Period 13.8sec
Sea (Hs) 1.24m
Sea Direction 232°
Mean Period 4.4sec
Peak Energy Period 5.2sec
Total (Hs) 2.03m
Mean Period 7.4sec
Peak Energy Period 13.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.17m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.4sec
Length 120m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
7/01/2026 1:04:00 PM 2m 7.36s 1.21m 4.29s 1.59m 12.47s
7/01/2026 12:44:00 PM 2.15m 7.6s 1.27m 4.53s 1.73m 12.03s
7/01/2026 12:24:00 PM 2.25m 8.02s 1.29m 4.65s 1.84m 12.45s
7/01/2026 12:04:00 PM 2.02m 7.68s 1.15m 4.42s 1.66m 11.83s
7/01/2026 11:44:00 AM 2.13m 7.7s 1.27m 4.62s 1.71m 12.22s
7/01/2026 11:24:00 AM 2.12m 8.26s 1.17m 4.7s 1.77m 12.37s
7/01/2026 11:04:00 AM 2.03m 7.76s 1.18m 4.59s 1.65m 12s

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
0.51m LAT

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
13:40

Data Breakdown
Residual -9cm
Predicted 0.6m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 1:55:00 PM 0.6m
Low Water 3:15:00 PM 0.59m
High Water 10:05:00 PM 0.81m
Low Water 11:32:00 PM 0.8m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
7/01/2026 1:40:00 PM 0.5m 0.6m -0.1m
7/01/2026 1:35:00 PM 0.49m 0.6m -0.11m
7/01/2026 1:30:00 PM 0.49m 0.6m -0.11m
7/01/2026 1:25:00 PM 0.48m 0.6m -0.12m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
13:24

Upper 1/3: 0.67 kt to 352.1°(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

Wednesday, 7 January 2026
13:44

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 22kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 27 July 2025
08:58

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 24kn
Gust (2min) 32kn
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, 7 January 2026
13:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.77m
Swell Direction 235°
Mean Period 11.8sec
Peak Energy Period 14.3sec
Sea (Hs) 1.38m
Sea Direction 211°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 7.7sec
Total (Hs) 2.25m
Mean Period 7.8sec
Peak Energy Period 14.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.52m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.7sec
Length 156m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
7/01/2026 1:15:00 PM 2.18m 7.36s 1.41m 4.89s 1.66m 11.48s
7/01/2026 1:00:00 PM 2.22m 7.55s 1.4m 4.91s 1.72m 11.77s
7/01/2026 12:45:00 PM 2.26m 7.66s 1.39m 4.81s 1.78m 11.98s
7/01/2026 12:30:00 PM 2.23m 7.72s 1.37m 4.84s 1.76m 12.1s
7/01/2026 12:15:00 PM 2.21m 7.36s 1.45m 5s 1.67m 11.35s
7/01/2026 12:00:00 PM 2.28m 7.75s 1.39m 4.93s 1.81m 11.72s
7/01/2026 11:45:00 AM 2.21m 7.75s 1.33m 4.89s 1.77m 11.63s

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.