MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 29 September 2026
22:27

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1018.6hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 29 September 2026
22:28

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1018.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 29 September 2026
22:28

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1018.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 29 September 2026
22:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.26m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 13.5sec
Peak Energy Period 15.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.7m
Sea Direction 221°
Mean Period 4.8sec
Peak Energy Period 7.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.44m
Mean Period 9.5sec
Peak Energy Period 15.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.2m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.5sec
Length 150m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
29/09/2026 10:00:00 PM 1.49m 9.45s 0.74m 4.95s 1.29m 13.52s
29/09/2026 9:45:00 PM 1.32m 8.49s 0.76m 4.92s 1.08m 13.13s
29/09/2026 9:30:00 PM 1.37m 8.68s 0.75m 4.88s 1.14m 13.08s
29/09/2026 9:15:00 PM 1.46m 9.3s 0.72m 4.75s 1.27m 13.46s
29/09/2026 9:00:00 PM 1.39m 8.44s 0.79m 4.74s 1.15m 13.26s
29/09/2026 8:45:00 PM 1.29m 7.97s 0.76m 4.66s 1.05m 12.59s
29/09/2026 8:30:00 PM 1.26m 7.87s 0.72m 4.39s 1.03m 12.98s

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.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 29 September 2026
22:27

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.29m
Swell Direction 244°
Mean Period 13.8sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.74m
Sea Direction 210°
Mean Period 4.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.2sec
Total (Hs) 1.49m
Mean Period 9.1sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.39m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.9sec
Length 138m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
29/09/2026 10:07:00 PM 1.48m 9.11s 0.72m 4.39s 1.29m 13.56s
29/09/2026 9:47:00 PM 1.43m 8.86s 0.74m 4.59s 1.22m 13.57s
29/09/2026 9:27:00 PM 1.51m 9.29s 0.74m 4.47s 1.32m 14.02s
29/09/2026 9:07:00 PM 1.46m 8.69s 0.73m 4.16s 1.26m 13.73s
29/09/2026 8:47:00 PM 1.49m 8.45s 0.78m 4.29s 1.27m 13.29s
29/09/2026 8:27:00 PM 1.43m 7.94s 0.79m 4.25s 1.19m 12.89s
29/09/2026 8:07:00 PM 1.53m 8.37s 0.8m 4.01s 1.31m 14.03s

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
0.79m LAT

Sunday, 27 September 2026
23:55

Data Breakdown
Residual +3cm
Predicted 0.76m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 5:11:00 AM 0.34m
High Water 11:32:00 AM 0.63m
Low Water 2:59:00 PM 0.49m
High Water 11:16:00 PM 0.86m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
27/09/2026 11:55:00 PM 0.79m 0.76m 0.03m
27/09/2026 11:50:00 PM 0.81m 0.76m 0.05m
27/09/2026 11:45:00 PM 0.86m 0.77m 0.09m
27/09/2026 11:40:00 PM 0.87m 0.78m 0.09m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 29 September 2026
22:07

Upper 1/3: 0.08 kt to 83.2°(E)

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

Friday, 25 September 2026
19:33

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 15kn
Gust (2min) 20kn
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

Tuesday, 29 September 2026
22:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.31m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 13.9sec
Peak Energy Period 17.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.68m
Sea Direction 202°
Mean Period 4.9sec
Peak Energy Period 7.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.48m
Mean Period 10sec
Peak Energy Period 17.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.11m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15sec
Length 189m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
29/09/2026 10:00:00 PM 1.51m 9.68s 0.7m 4.83s 1.33m 13.38s
29/09/2026 9:45:00 PM 1.36m 8.75s 0.74m 4.9s 1.14m 13.05s
29/09/2026 9:30:00 PM 1.59m 9.9s 0.72m 4.7s 1.42m 13.86s
29/09/2026 9:15:00 PM 1.49m 9.48s 0.7m 4.65s 1.32m 13.4s
29/09/2026 9:00:00 PM 1.39m 8.67s 0.73m 4.64s 1.18m 12.93s
29/09/2026 8:45:00 PM 1.48m 8.53s 0.82m 4.76s 1.23m 13.11s
29/09/2026 8:30:00 PM 1.45m 8.69s 0.74m 4.5s 1.24m 13.01s

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.