MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Sunday, 30 August 2026
12:52

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 1018hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 30 August 2026
12:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 1017.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Sunday, 30 August 2026
12:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 1017.8hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 30 August 2026
12:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.56m
Swell Direction 250°
Mean Period 13.9sec
Peak Energy Period 17.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.6m
Sea Direction 225°
Mean Period 4.9sec
Peak Energy Period 7.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.68m
Mean Period 11.2sec
Peak Energy Period 17.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.37m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.5sec
Length 138m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
30/08/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.58m 11.03s 0.57m 4.78s 1.48m 13.76s
30/08/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.71m 11.4s 0.61m 5.03s 1.59m 14.06s
30/08/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.78m 11.58s 0.64m 5.15s 1.67m 14.16s
30/08/2026 11:45:00 AM 1.94m 12.13s 0.61m 5.01s 1.84m 14.38s
30/08/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.9m 12.05s 0.62m 5.06s 1.8m 14.4s
30/08/2026 11:15:00 AM 1.71m 11.34s 0.62m 5.13s 1.6m 13.88s
30/08/2026 11:00:00 AM 1.73m 11.61s 0.6m 4.92s 1.63m 14.27s

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.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Sunday, 30 August 2026
12:43

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.93m
Swell Direction 245°
Mean Period 14.4sec
Peak Energy Period 18sec
Sea (Hs) 0.66m
Sea Direction 217°
Mean Period 4.7sec
Peak Energy Period 6.4sec
Total (Hs) 2.04m
Mean Period 11.8sec
Peak Energy Period 18sec
Maximum Single Wave 4.24m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.6sec
Length 169m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
30/08/2026 12:23:00 PM 1.83m 11.76s 0.62m 4.49s 1.72m 14.92s
30/08/2026 12:03:00 PM 1.67m 10.87s 0.64m 4.78s 1.55m 13.84s
30/08/2026 11:43:00 AM 1.68m 10.86s 0.68m 4.86s 1.54m 14.27s
30/08/2026 11:23:00 AM 1.79m 11.66s 0.62m 4.67s 1.67m 14.71s
30/08/2026 11:03:00 AM 1.62m 10.56s 0.68m 4.78s 1.47m 14.3s
30/08/2026 10:43:00 AM 1.57m 10.72s 0.65m 4.6s 1.43m 14.8s
30/08/2026 10:23:00 AM 1.74m 11.38s 0.64m 4.81s 1.61m 14.54s

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
0.70m LAT

Sunday, 30 August 2026
12:50

Data Breakdown
Residual -2cm
Predicted 0.72m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 5:35:00 PM 0.45m
High Water 12:04:00 AM 0.78m
Low Water 5:51:00 AM 0.48m
High Water 12:16:00 PM 0.7m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
30/08/2026 12:50:00 PM 0.7m 0.72m -0.02m
30/08/2026 12:45:00 PM 0.67m 0.73m -0.06m
30/08/2026 12:40:00 PM 0.72m 0.73m -0.01m
30/08/2026 12:35:00 PM 0.71m 0.74m -0.03m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Sunday, 30 August 2026
12:43

Upper 1/3: 0.15 kt to 239.9°(SW)

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, 30 August 2026
06:07

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 30 August 2026
12:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
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, 30 August 2026
12:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.49m
Swell Direction 238°
Mean Period 13.6sec
Peak Energy Period 13.3sec
Sea (Hs) 0.61m
Sea Direction 205°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.6m
Mean Period 11.1sec
Peak Energy Period 13.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.38m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.2sec
Length 191m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
30/08/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.62m 11.35s 0.61m 5.38s 1.5m 13.87s
30/08/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.62m 11.14s 0.62m 5.36s 1.5m 13.68s
30/08/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.74m 11.74s 0.62m 5.32s 1.62m 14.22s
30/08/2026 11:45:00 AM 1.47m 11.16s 0.6m 5.34s 1.34m 14.23s
30/08/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.6m 11.82s 0.6m 5.39s 1.49m 14.7s
30/08/2026 11:15:00 AM 1.67m 11.58s 0.61m 5.34s 1.56m 14.11s
30/08/2026 11:00:00 AM 1.63m 11.37s 0.62m 5.39s 1.51m 13.98s

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.