MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 17 December 2025
17:55

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 26kn
Gust (2min) 32kn
Barometer 1013hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 17 December 2025
17:56

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 25kn
Gust (2min) 31kn
Barometer 1012.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 17 December 2025
17:56

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 24kn
Gust (2min) 35kn
Barometer 1012.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 17 December 2025
17:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.98m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 12.4sec
Peak Energy Period 14sec
Sea (Hs) 1.43m
Sea Direction 229°
Mean Period 4.9sec
Peak Energy Period 7.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.73m
Mean Period 6.1sec
Peak Energy Period 7.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 4.19m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.7sec
Length 177m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
17/12/2025 5:30:00 PM 1.78m 5.98s 1.53m 5.04s 0.92m 12.25s
17/12/2025 5:15:00 PM 1.73m 5.64s 1.55m 5.02s 0.76m 11.75s
17/12/2025 5:00:00 PM 1.61m 5.53s 1.46m 4.95s 0.69m 11.62s
17/12/2025 4:45:00 PM 1.68m 5.75s 1.48m 4.96s 0.81m 12.39s
17/12/2025 4:30:00 PM 1.77m 5.72s 1.56m 4.98s 0.83m 11.98s
17/12/2025 4:15:00 PM 1.72m 5.79s 1.5m 4.99s 0.83m 11.98s
17/12/2025 4:00:00 PM 1.61m 5.69s 1.39m 4.78s 0.81m 12.87s

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, 17 December 2025
17:44

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.92m
Swell Direction 234°
Mean Period 11.5sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Sea (Hs) 1.67m
Sea Direction 220°
Mean Period 4.8sec
Peak Energy Period 6.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.9m
Mean Period 5.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.03m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 6.8sec
Length 625m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
17/12/2025 5:24:00 PM 1.83m 5.57s 1.6m 4.79s 0.89m 11.48s
17/12/2025 5:04:00 PM 1.87m 5.61s 1.65m 4.84s 0.9m 12.15s
17/12/2025 4:44:00 PM 1.9m 5.62s 1.65m 4.77s 0.94m 12.34s
17/12/2025 4:24:00 PM 1.68m 5.43s 1.49m 4.72s 0.78m 12.3s
17/12/2025 4:04:00 PM 1.77m 5.65s 1.5m 4.63s 0.94m 12.97s
17/12/2025 3:44:00 PM 1.7m 5.4s 1.5m 4.64s 0.8m 12.63s
17/12/2025 3:24:00 PM 1.62m 5.16s 1.48m 4.62s 0.66m 12.07s

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
0.99m LAT

Wednesday, 17 December 2025
17:55

Data Breakdown
Residual +5cm
Predicted 0.94m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 7:34:00 PM 0.98m
Low Water 5:24:00 AM 0.27m
High Water 7:54:00 PM 1m
Low Water 5:34:00 AM 0.24m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
17/12/2025 5:55:00 PM 0.99m 0.94m 0.05m
17/12/2025 5:50:00 PM 1.01m 0.94m 0.07m
17/12/2025 5:45:00 PM 1m 0.94m 0.06m
17/12/2025 5:40:00 PM 1.01m 0.93m 0.08m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 17 December 2025
17:44

Upper 1/3: 0.76 kt to 8.7°(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

Wednesday, 17 December 2025
17:56

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 19kn
Gust (2min) 32kn
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, 17 December 2025
17:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.04m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 12.2sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Sea (Hs) 1.86m
Sea Direction 207°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.4sec
Total (Hs) 2.13m
Mean Period 6.1sec
Peak Energy Period 7.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.94m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 8.1sec
Length 878m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
17/12/2025 5:30:00 PM 2.01m 5.98s 1.76m 5.15s 0.98m 12.57s
17/12/2025 5:15:00 PM 1.98m 5.85s 1.75m 5.13s 0.92m 11.94s
17/12/2025 5:00:00 PM 1.98m 5.9s 1.75m 5.19s 0.91m 12.04s
17/12/2025 4:45:00 PM 1.91m 5.79s 1.7m 5.1s 0.88m 11.7s
17/12/2025 4:30:00 PM 1.96m 5.75s 1.75m 5.12s 0.87m 11.58s
17/12/2025 4:15:00 PM 1.95m 5.74s 1.76m 5.15s 0.84m 11.6s
17/12/2025 4:00:00 PM 1.89m 5.71s 1.71m 5.1s 0.82m 11.79s

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.