MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
09:17

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 13kn
Barometer 1020.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
09:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
Barometer 1020.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
09:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
Barometer 1020.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
09:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.84m
Swell Direction 245°
Mean Period 12.4sec
Peak Energy Period 13.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.26m
Sea Direction 022°
Mean Period 2.9sec
Peak Energy Period 2.2sec
Total (Hs) 0.88m
Mean Period 9.6sec
Peak Energy Period 13.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.27m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.2sec
Length 122m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/05/2026 9:00:00 AM 0.86m 9.07s 0.28m 2.74s 0.82m 12.33s
12/05/2026 8:45:00 AM 0.97m 9.46s 0.29m 2.76s 0.92m 12.48s
12/05/2026 8:30:00 AM 0.93m 9.42s 0.28m 2.75s 0.89m 12.55s
12/05/2026 8:15:00 AM 0.91m 9.59s 0.27m 2.77s 0.87m 12.49s
12/05/2026 8:00:00 AM 0.95m 9.87s 0.27m 2.87s 0.91m 12.64s
12/05/2026 7:45:00 AM 0.89m 9.83s 0.27m 2.92s 0.85m 12.95s
12/05/2026 7:30:00 AM 0.89m 10.28s 0.25m 3.07s 0.86m 12.75s

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, 12 May 2026
09:03

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.75m
Swell Direction 252°
Mean Period 12.2sec
Peak Energy Period 12sec
Sea (Hs) 0.31m
Sea Direction 263°
Mean Period 2.4sec
Peak Energy Period 2.2sec
Total (Hs) 0.81m
Mean Period 7.8sec
Peak Energy Period 12sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.37m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.2sec
Length 141m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/05/2026 8:43:00 AM 1.03m 9.05s 0.32m 2.45s 0.98m 12.61s
12/05/2026 8:23:00 AM 0.92m 8.21s 0.32m 2.33s 0.87m 12.36s
12/05/2026 8:03:00 AM 0.83m 7.51s 0.31m 2.3s 0.77m 12.06s
12/05/2026 7:43:00 AM 0.98m 8.61s 0.32m 2.4s 0.92m 12.48s
12/05/2026 7:23:00 AM 0.79m 8.21s 0.28m 2.42s 0.74m 12.65s
12/05/2026 7:03:00 AM 0.81m 10.37s 0.22m 3.07s 0.78m 12.77s
12/05/2026 6:43:00 AM 0.7m 10.03s 0.23m 3.49s 0.66m 12.83s

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
0.90m LAT

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
09:15

Data Breakdown
Residual +3cm
Predicted 0.87m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 12:41:00 PM 0.82m
High Water 5:38:00 PM 0.87m
Low Water 1:04:00 AM 0.67m
High Water 7:36:00 AM 0.96m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
12/05/2026 9:15:00 AM 0.9m 0.87m 0.03m
12/05/2026 9:10:00 AM 0.9m 0.87m 0.03m
12/05/2026 9:05:00 AM 0.92m 0.88m 0.04m
12/05/2026 9:00:00 AM 0.96m 0.88m 0.08m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
09:04

Upper 1/3: 0.38 kt to 207.1°(SW)

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

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
09:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 11kn
Gust (2min) 14kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Tuesday, 12 May 2026
09:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 7kn
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, 12 May 2026
09:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.83m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 12.2sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.28m
Sea Direction 060°
Mean Period 2.6sec
Peak Energy Period 2.2sec
Total (Hs) 0.87m
Mean Period 8.8sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.39m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.7sec
Length 142m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/05/2026 9:00:00 AM 0.93m 9.12s 0.29m 2.61s 0.89m 12.27s
12/05/2026 8:45:00 AM 1.06m 9.68s 0.3m 2.61s 1.02m 12.59s
12/05/2026 8:30:00 AM 1.01m 9.58s 0.3m 2.63s 0.97m 12.79s
12/05/2026 8:15:00 AM 0.94m 8.98s 0.3m 2.63s 0.89m 12.42s
12/05/2026 8:00:00 AM 0.9m 8.69s 0.3m 2.59s 0.85m 12.29s
12/05/2026 7:45:00 AM 0.87m 8.87s 0.28m 2.59s 0.82m 12.54s
12/05/2026 7:30:00 AM 0.91m 8.81s 0.29m 2.55s 0.86m 12.36s

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.