MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 18 September 2025
05:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
Barometer 1019.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.7°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 18 September 2025
05:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
Barometer 1019.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.7°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 18 September 2025
05:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
Barometer 1019.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.7°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 18 September 2025
05:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.2m
Swell Direction 238°
Mean Period 10.5sec
Peak Energy Period 10.8sec
Sea (Hs) 1.02m
Sea Direction 232°
Mean Period 4.4sec
Peak Energy Period 6sec
Total (Hs) 1.58m
Mean Period 6.6sec
Peak Energy Period 10.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.34m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.4sec
Length 986m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
18/09/2025 5:30:00 AM 1.54m 6.63s 0.99m 4.33s 1.18m 10.59s
18/09/2025 5:15:00 AM 1.62m 7.2s 0.97m 4.56s 1.29m 10.63s
18/09/2025 5:00:00 AM 1.49m 6.99s 0.93m 4.6s 1.16m 10.48s
18/09/2025 4:45:00 AM 1.5m 6.99s 0.96m 4.68s 1.16m 10.57s
18/09/2025 4:30:00 AM 1.58m 7.24s 0.99m 4.8s 1.24m 10.77s
18/09/2025 4:15:00 AM 1.61m 7.1s 1.01m 4.79s 1.25m 10.39s
18/09/2025 4:00:00 AM 1.69m 7.24s 1.02m 4.74s 1.35m 10.35s

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, 18 September 2025
05:44

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.25m
Swell Direction 241°
Mean Period 10.8sec
Peak Energy Period 11sec
Sea (Hs) 1.05m
Sea Direction 226°
Mean Period 4.1sec
Peak Energy Period 7.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.63m
Mean Period 6.5sec
Peak Energy Period 11sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.14m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10sec
Length 103m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
18/09/2025 5:24:00 AM 1.7m 6.88s 1.05m 4.28s 1.34m 10.93s
18/09/2025 5:04:00 AM 1.6m 6.8s 1m 4.33s 1.25m 10.74s
18/09/2025 4:44:00 AM 1.53m 6.77s 0.96m 4.32s 1.18m 10.82s
18/09/2025 4:24:00 AM 1.51m 6.7s 0.97m 4.39s 1.16m 10.6s
18/09/2025 4:04:00 AM 1.54m 7.11s 0.92m 4.38s 1.23m 10.96s
18/09/2025 3:44:00 AM 1.62m 7.22s 0.98m 4.65s 1.28m 10.71s
18/09/2025 3:24:00 AM 1.58m 6.84s 1.02m 4.5s 1.2m 10.91s

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
0.78m LAT

Thursday, 18 September 2025
05:55

Data Breakdown
Residual -3cm
Predicted 0.81m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 6:54:00 AM 0.83m
Low Water 3:45:00 PM 0.32m
High Water 10:53:00 PM 0.57m
Low Water 12:44:00 AM 0.57m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
18/09/2025 5:55:00 AM 0.78m 0.81m -0.03m
18/09/2025 5:50:00 AM 0.79m 0.81m -0.02m
18/09/2025 5:45:00 AM 0.77m 0.81m -0.04m
18/09/2025 5:40:00 AM 0.8m 0.8m 0m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 18 September 2025
05:44

Upper 1/3: 0.48 kt to 351.7°(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, 18 September 2025
05:57

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 16kn
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

Thursday, 18 September 2025
05:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.31m
Swell Direction 240°
Mean Period 10.4sec
Peak Energy Period 8.7sec
Sea (Hs) 1.08m
Sea Direction 225°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.7m
Mean Period 6.9sec
Peak Energy Period 8.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.16m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.4sec
Length 122m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
18/09/2025 5:30:00 AM 1.59m 6.85s 1.04m 4.68s 1.2m 10.58s
18/09/2025 5:15:00 AM 1.64m 7.08s 1m 4.59s 1.29m 10.45s
18/09/2025 5:00:00 AM 1.7m 7.32s 1.03m 4.79s 1.35m 10.55s
18/09/2025 4:45:00 AM 1.66m 7.38s 1.02m 4.89s 1.31m 10.71s
18/09/2025 4:30:00 AM 1.7m 7.34s 1.04m 4.83s 1.35m 10.6s
18/09/2025 4:15:00 AM 1.69m 7.39s 1.03m 4.82s 1.34m 10.75s
18/09/2025 4:00:00 AM 1.8m 7.53s 1.08m 5.05s 1.44m 10.45s

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.