MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
13:03

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 11kn
Gust (2min) 14kn
Barometer 1013.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
13:04

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 12kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 1013.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
13:04

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 12kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 1013.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
13:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.88m
Swell Direction 238°
Mean Period 11.9sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.86m
Sea Direction 208°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.23m
Mean Period 6.7sec
Peak Energy Period 12.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.26m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.7sec
Length 140m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.27m 6.77s 0.89m 4.63s 0.91m 12.08s
4/04/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.26m 6.54s 0.92m 4.73s 0.86m 11.74s
4/04/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.23m 6.47s 0.88m 4.59s 0.85m 11.61s
4/04/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.24m 6.44s 0.9m 4.6s 0.85m 11.65s
4/04/2026 11:45:00 AM 1.3m 6.51s 0.96m 4.74s 0.88m 11.65s
4/04/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.27m 6.26s 0.98m 4.74s 0.81m 11.67s
4/04/2026 11:15:00 AM 1.31m 6.54s 0.94m 4.64s 0.91m 11.59s

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, 4 April 2026
12:43

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.81m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 11.7sec
Peak Energy Period 13.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.96m
Sea Direction 218°
Mean Period 4.3sec
Peak Energy Period 5.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.26m
Mean Period 5.8sec
Peak Energy Period 13.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.1m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 6.6sec
Length 603m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 12:23:00 PM 1.17m 5.74s 0.92m 4.32s 0.73m 11.85s
4/04/2026 12:03:00 PM 1.37m 5.9s 1.05m 4.4s 0.88m 11.47s
4/04/2026 11:43:00 AM 1.31m 5.86s 1.03m 4.48s 0.81m 11.56s
4/04/2026 11:23:00 AM 1.37m 6.09s 1.05m 4.53s 0.88m 11.83s
4/04/2026 11:03:00 AM 1.24m 5.67s 0.95m 4.13s 0.8m 12.09s
4/04/2026 10:43:00 AM 1.29m 5.85s 1m 4.38s 0.83m 11.48s
4/04/2026 10:23:00 AM 1.27m 6.1s 0.95m 4.4s 0.84m 12.01s

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
0.95m LAT

Saturday, 4 April 2026
13:00

Data Breakdown
Residual +2cm
Predicted 0.93m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 6:07:00 PM 0.53m
High Water 8:22:00 PM 0.59m
Low Water 9:33:00 PM 0.58m
High Water 12:12:00 AM 0.68m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
4/04/2026 1:00:00 PM 0.95m 0.93m 0.02m
4/04/2026 12:55:00 PM 0.99m 0.94m 0.05m
4/04/2026 12:50:00 PM 0.97m 0.95m 0.02m
4/04/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.01m 0.96m 0.05m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
12:44

Upper 1/3: 0.12 kt to 6.2°(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

Saturday, 4 April 2026
13:04

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
13:04

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
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

Saturday, 4 April 2026
13:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.93m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 11.5sec
Peak Energy Period 12.2sec
Sea (Hs) 0.93m
Sea Direction 191°
Mean Period 4.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.32m
Mean Period 6.5sec
Peak Energy Period 12.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.87m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.1sec
Length 118m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.35m 6.64s 0.97m 4.7s 0.94m 11.69s
4/04/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.34m 6.56s 0.99m 4.78s 0.91m 11.7s
4/04/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.34m 6.65s 0.95m 4.66s 0.95m 11.68s
4/04/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.33m 6.39s 1.02m 4.84s 0.86m 11.5s
4/04/2026 11:45:00 AM 1.28m 6.26s 0.99m 4.83s 0.81m 11.29s
4/04/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.29m 6.38s 0.98m 4.86s 0.83m 11.35s
4/04/2026 11:15:00 AM 1.3m 6.3s 1m 4.8s 0.83m 11.49s

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.