MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
14:14

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 1005.8hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.5°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
14:14

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
Barometer 1005.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.5°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
14:14

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 15kn
Gust (2min) 19kn
Barometer 1005.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
14:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.08m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 10.6sec
Peak Energy Period 10.5sec
Sea (Hs) 0.82m
Sea Direction 221°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.36m
Mean Period 7.7sec
Peak Energy Period 10.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.04m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.9sec
Length 104m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/03/2026 1:45:00 PM 1.26m 8.12s 0.71m 5.15s 1.04m 11.09s
5/03/2026 1:30:00 PM 1.42m 8.72s 0.71m 5.21s 1.23m 11.27s
5/03/2026 1:15:00 PM 1.36m 8.44s 0.73m 5.33s 1.15m 11.06s
5/03/2026 1:00:00 PM 1.43m 8.46s 0.79m 5.35s 1.19m 11.37s
5/03/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.44m 8.6s 0.75m 5.28s 1.22m 11.29s
5/03/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.35m 8.12s 0.79m 5.38s 1.09m 11.09s
5/03/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.38m 8.18s 0.81m 5.33s 1.12m 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.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
14:04

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.06m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 10.9sec
Peak Energy Period 10.2sec
Sea (Hs) 0.76m
Sea Direction 229°
Mean Period 4.4sec
Peak Energy Period 7.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.3m
Mean Period 7.2sec
Peak Energy Period 10.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.94m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 8.7sec
Length 873m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/03/2026 1:44:00 PM 1.35m 7.51s 0.79m 4.66s 1.09m 10.98s
5/03/2026 1:24:00 PM 1.44m 8.23s 0.79m 4.86s 1.21m 11.67s
5/03/2026 1:04:00 PM 1.41m 7.95s 0.77m 4.74s 1.18m 11.09s
5/03/2026 12:44:00 PM 1.4m 8.02s 0.81m 4.98s 1.15m 11.61s
5/03/2026 12:24:00 PM 1.4m 7.9s 0.81m 4.94s 1.14m 11.3s
5/03/2026 12:04:00 PM 1.45m 8.02s 0.87m 5.12s 1.15m 11.88s
5/03/2026 11:44:00 AM 1.55m 8.36s 0.78m 4.61s 1.34m 11.58s

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
0.77m LAT

Thursday, 5 March 2026
14:10

Data Breakdown
Residual +8cm
Predicted 0.69m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 5:29:00 PM 0.6m
High Water 11:51:00 PM 0.78m
Low Water 5:12:00 AM 0.53m
High Water 12:16:00 PM 0.89m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
5/03/2026 2:10:00 PM 0.77m 0.69m 0.08m
5/03/2026 2:05:00 PM 0.78m 0.7m 0.08m
5/03/2026 2:00:00 PM 0.82m 0.7m 0.12m
5/03/2026 1:55:00 PM 0.82m 0.71m 0.11m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
14:04

Upper 1/3: 0.46 kt to 351.9°(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, 5 March 2026
14:15

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 11kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 5 March 2026
14:15

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
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, 5 March 2026
14:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.19m
Swell Direction 221°
Mean Period 11sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.84m
Sea Direction 210°
Mean Period 5.4sec
Peak Energy Period 6.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.45m
Mean Period 8.2sec
Peak Energy Period 11.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.12m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.2sec
Length 119m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
5/03/2026 1:45:00 PM 1.49m 8.51s 0.81m 5.39s 1.26m 11.17s
5/03/2026 1:30:00 PM 1.47m 8.56s 0.83m 5.61s 1.22m 11.27s
5/03/2026 1:15:00 PM 1.4m 8.18s 0.83m 5.59s 1.13m 10.89s
5/03/2026 1:00:00 PM 1.59m 8.63s 0.86m 5.6s 1.34m 11.14s
5/03/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.52m 8.77s 0.82m 5.6s 1.28m 11.44s
5/03/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.48m 8.49s 0.81m 5.49s 1.24m 11.11s
5/03/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.4m 8.09s 0.87m 5.64s 1.1m 11.05s

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.