MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
04:05

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 1014hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
04:06

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 1013.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
04:06

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 4kn
Barometer 1014.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
04:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.66m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 12.4sec
Peak Energy Period 18sec
Sea (Hs) 0.63m
Sea Direction 217°
Mean Period 5.1sec
Peak Energy Period 5.3sec
Total (Hs) 0.92m
Mean Period 7.4sec
Peak Energy Period 18sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.23m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.5sec
Length 125m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/04/2026 3:45:00 AM 0.86m 6.71s 0.67m 5.29s 0.54m 11.39s
12/04/2026 3:30:00 AM 0.87m 7.22s 0.63m 5.25s 0.59m 12.42s
12/04/2026 3:15:00 AM 0.94m 7.62s 0.65m 5.27s 0.68m 12.74s
12/04/2026 3:00:00 AM 0.91m 7.43s 0.64m 5.27s 0.65m 12.31s
12/04/2026 2:45:00 AM 0.92m 7.4s 0.62m 5.1s 0.67m 12s
12/04/2026 2:30:00 AM 0.93m 7.3s 0.65m 5.16s 0.66m 12.08s
12/04/2026 2:15:00 AM 0.87m 7.08s 0.62m 5s 0.61m 12.51s

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, 12 April 2026
04:03

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.54m
Swell Direction 247°
Mean Period 12sec
Peak Energy Period 17.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.63m
Sea Direction 217°
Mean Period 5.1sec
Peak Energy Period 6.3sec
Total (Hs) 0.83m
Mean Period 6.7sec
Peak Energy Period 17.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.25m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 6.5sec
Length 579m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/04/2026 3:43:00 AM 0.83m 6.58s 0.61m 4.74s 0.55m 12.61s
12/04/2026 3:23:00 AM 0.94m 7s 0.67m 4.94s 0.66m 12.41s
12/04/2026 3:03:00 AM 0.86m 7.39s 0.58m 4.77s 0.64m 13.31s
12/04/2026 2:43:00 AM 0.84m 6.79s 0.61m 4.92s 0.58m 11.6s
12/04/2026 2:23:00 AM 0.88m 7.37s 0.61m 5.05s 0.63m 12.89s
12/04/2026 2:03:00 AM 0.89m 6.84s 0.66m 4.93s 0.6m 12.63s
12/04/2026 1:43:00 AM 0.88m 6.43s 0.66m 4.7s 0.59m 11.86s

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
0.60m LAT

Sunday, 12 April 2026
04:05

Data Breakdown
Residual +5cm
Predicted 0.55m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 4:49:00 PM 0.95m
Low Water 2:19:00 AM 0.52m
High Water 6:33:00 PM 0.94m
Low Water 2:36:00 AM 0.54m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
12/04/2026 4:05:00 AM 0.6m 0.55m 0.05m
12/04/2026 4:00:00 AM 0.59m 0.55m 0.04m
12/04/2026 3:55:00 AM 0.6m 0.55m 0.05m
12/04/2026 3:50:00 AM 0.61m 0.54m 0.07m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
04:04

Upper 1/3: 0.25 kt to 201.0°(S)

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, 12 April 2026
04:06

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Sunday, 12 April 2026
04:06

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 1kn
Gust (2min) 4kn
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, 12 April 2026
04:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.77m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 11.4sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.64m
Sea Direction 210°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 6.8sec
Total (Hs) 1m
Mean Period 7.7sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.33m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.8sec
Length 143m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/04/2026 3:45:00 AM 1.06m 8.08s 0.64m 5.26s 0.85m 11.57s
12/04/2026 3:30:00 AM 1.04m 8.27s 0.6m 5.29s 0.86m 11.41s
12/04/2026 3:15:00 AM 1.01m 7.93s 0.59m 5.09s 0.83m 11.04s
12/04/2026 3:00:00 AM 0.98m 7.82s 0.6m 5.2s 0.77m 11.33s
12/04/2026 2:45:00 AM 0.99m 7.86s 0.62m 5.21s 0.77m 11.81s
12/04/2026 2:30:00 AM 0.96m 7.71s 0.63m 5.25s 0.73m 11.97s
12/04/2026 2:15:00 AM 0.96m 7.64s 0.62m 5.23s 0.73m 11.44s

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.