MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Friday, 4 September 2026
02:49

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
Barometer 1017hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Friday, 4 September 2026
02:49

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
Barometer 1016.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Friday, 4 September 2026
02:49

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1016.9hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Friday, 4 September 2026
02:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.82m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 12.9sec
Peak Energy Period 13.9sec
Sea (Hs) 0.88m
Sea Direction 236°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.2sec
Total (Hs) 2.02m
Mean Period 9.6sec
Peak Energy Period 13.9sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.2m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.8sec
Length 116m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/09/2026 2:30:00 AM 2.07m 9.94s 0.81m 4.29s 1.9m 13.06s
4/09/2026 2:15:00 AM 2.25m 10.37s 0.84m 4.39s 2.09m 13.26s
4/09/2026 2:00:00 AM 2.07m 10.02s 0.82m 4.4s 1.91m 13.1s
4/09/2026 1:45:00 AM 2.19m 10.51s 0.79m 4.49s 2.04m 13.19s
4/09/2026 1:30:00 AM 2.18m 10.37s 0.8m 4.61s 2.03m 12.91s
4/09/2026 1:15:00 AM 2.17m 10.2s 0.84m 4.64s 2m 12.94s
4/09/2026 1:00:00 AM 2.17m 10.26s 0.83m 4.62s 2.01m 12.95s

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

Friday, 4 September 2026
02:43

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.8m
Swell Direction 245°
Mean Period 13sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Sea (Hs) 0.93m
Sea Direction 219°
Mean Period 4.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.4sec
Total (Hs) 2.02m
Mean Period 9.1sec
Peak Energy Period 14.8sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.79m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.1sec
Length 140m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/09/2026 2:23:00 AM 2.21m 9.53s 0.94m 4.22s 2m 13.24s
4/09/2026 2:03:00 AM 2.07m 9.36s 0.88m 4.13s 1.87m 13.04s
4/09/2026 1:43:00 AM 1.94m 9.34s 0.82m 4.06s 1.76m 13.01s
4/09/2026 1:23:00 AM 2.43m 10.18s 1m 4.65s 2.21m 13.46s
4/09/2026 1:03:00 AM 1.72m 8.76s 0.79m 4.03s 1.52m 12.76s
4/09/2026 12:43:00 AM 1.73m 8.54s 0.86m 4.2s 1.5m 12.92s
4/09/2026 12:23:00 AM 2.13m 9.33s 0.91m 4.3s 1.92m 12.61s

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
0.85m LAT

Friday, 4 September 2026
02:45

Data Breakdown
Residual -4cm
Predicted 0.89m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 12:48:00 PM 0.31m
High Water 2:50:00 AM 0.9m
Low Water 1:51:00 PM 0.27m
High Water 4:22:00 AM 0.9m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
4/09/2026 2:45:00 AM 0.86m 0.89m -0.03m
4/09/2026 2:40:00 AM 0.84m 0.89m -0.05m
4/09/2026 2:35:00 AM 0.86m 0.89m -0.03m
4/09/2026 2:30:00 AM 0.86m 0.9m -0.04m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Friday, 4 September 2026
02:43

Upper 1/3: 0.20 kt to 157.4°(SE)

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, 4 September 2026
02:50

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
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

Friday, 4 September 2026
02:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.75m
Swell Direction 233°
Mean Period 12.7sec
Peak Energy Period 14sec
Sea (Hs) 0.72m
Sea Direction 214°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.89m
Mean Period 10.1sec
Peak Energy Period 14sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.72m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13sec
Length 160m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/09/2026 2:30:00 AM 1.94m 10.22s 0.74m 4.64s 1.8m 12.82s
4/09/2026 2:15:00 AM 2.01m 10.35s 0.76m 4.74s 1.86m 12.88s
4/09/2026 2:00:00 AM 1.95m 10.37s 0.72m 4.59s 1.81m 12.94s
4/09/2026 1:45:00 AM 1.89m 10.14s 0.73m 4.64s 1.74m 12.78s
4/09/2026 1:30:00 AM 1.93m 10.24s 0.76m 4.82s 1.78m 12.85s
4/09/2026 1:15:00 AM 2.1m 10.52s 0.74m 4.69s 1.96m 12.8s
4/09/2026 1:00:00 AM 2.08m 10.39s 0.76m 4.7s 1.93m 12.79s

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.