MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
02:29

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 4kn
Barometer 1010.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
02:29

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
Barometer 1010.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
02:29

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 4kn
Barometer 1010.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.4°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
02:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.65m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 11.3sec
Peak Energy Period 12.3sec
Sea (Hs) 0.42m
Sea Direction 235°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 0.77m
Mean Period 7.9sec
Peak Energy Period 12.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.01m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.5sec
Length 113m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/03/2026 2:00:00 AM 0.8m 8.03s 0.42m 4.52s 0.68m 11.4s
19/03/2026 1:45:00 AM 0.81m 7.86s 0.43m 4.47s 0.68m 11.37s
19/03/2026 1:30:00 AM 0.84m 8.22s 0.43m 4.5s 0.73m 11.53s
19/03/2026 1:15:00 AM 0.8m 8.15s 0.41m 4.51s 0.69m 11.53s
19/03/2026 1:00:00 AM 0.87m 8.62s 0.4m 4.41s 0.78m 11.56s
19/03/2026 12:45:00 AM 0.91m 8.87s 0.4m 4.48s 0.82m 11.52s
19/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 0.93m 8.99s 0.38m 4.43s 0.85m 11.3s

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, 19 March 2026
02:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.64m
Swell Direction 250°
Mean Period 11.3sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.43m
Sea Direction 228°
Mean Period 4.3sec
Peak Energy Period 5.4sec
Total (Hs) 0.77m
Mean Period 7.6sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.12m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.8sec
Length 112m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/03/2026 2:03:00 AM 0.76m 7.23s 0.43m 4.13s 0.63m 11.23s
19/03/2026 1:43:00 AM 0.8m 7.22s 0.46m 4.15s 0.65m 11.25s
19/03/2026 1:23:00 AM 0.75m 7.34s 0.41m 3.98s 0.63m 11.33s
19/03/2026 1:03:00 AM 0.78m 7.26s 0.45m 4.23s 0.64m 11.23s
19/03/2026 12:43:00 AM 0.76m 7.28s 0.43m 4.1s 0.63m 11.39s
19/03/2026 12:23:00 AM 0.9m 8.02s 0.45m 4.21s 0.79m 11.39s
19/03/2026 12:03:00 AM 0.71m 6.74s 0.43m 4.01s 0.57m 10.82s

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
0.70m LAT

Thursday, 19 March 2026
02:25

Data Breakdown
Residual +11cm
Predicted 0.59m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 4:35:00 AM 0.5m
High Water 10:58:00 AM 0.87m
Low Water 4:36:00 PM 0.58m
High Water 11:02:00 PM 0.86m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
19/03/2026 2:25:00 AM 0.7m 0.59m 0.11m
19/03/2026 2:20:00 AM 0.67m 0.6m 0.07m
19/03/2026 2:15:00 AM 0.68m 0.6m 0.08m
19/03/2026 2:10:00 AM 0.69m 0.61m 0.08m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
02:24

Upper 1/3: 0.30 kt to 180.6°(S)

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, 19 March 2026
02:30

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 4kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 19 March 2026
02:30

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 4kn
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, 19 March 2026
02:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.74m
Swell Direction 239°
Mean Period 11.2sec
Peak Energy Period 11sec
Sea (Hs) 0.39m
Sea Direction 219°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.6sec
Total (Hs) 0.83m
Mean Period 8.5sec
Peak Energy Period 11sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.2m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11sec
Length 131m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
19/03/2026 2:00:00 AM 0.88m 8.44s 0.44m 4.79s 0.76m 11.26s
19/03/2026 1:45:00 AM 0.91m 8.54s 0.44m 4.71s 0.79m 11.37s
19/03/2026 1:30:00 AM 0.87m 8.16s 0.44m 4.64s 0.75m 11.09s
19/03/2026 1:15:00 AM 0.92m 8.34s 0.44m 4.5s 0.81m 11.11s
19/03/2026 1:00:00 AM 0.86m 8.36s 0.42m 4.51s 0.76m 11.31s
19/03/2026 12:45:00 AM 0.85m 8.05s 0.45m 4.58s 0.72m 11.4s
19/03/2026 12:30:00 AM 0.95m 8.52s 0.44m 4.48s 0.84m 11.28s

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.