MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:17

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 16kn
Barometer 1012.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 1012.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 1012.3hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.96m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 11.8sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.92m
Sea Direction 222°
Mean Period 4.3sec
Peak Energy Period 5sec
Total (Hs) 1.33m
Mean Period 6.5sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.87m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.9sec
Length 130m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 5:00:00 AM 1.28m 6.03s 0.94m 4.32s 0.87m 11.33s
4/04/2026 4:45:00 AM 1.32m 6.36s 0.94m 4.47s 0.92m 11.37s
4/04/2026 4:30:00 AM 1.26m 6.15s 0.91m 4.37s 0.87m 11.14s
4/04/2026 4:15:00 AM 1.29m 6.33s 0.92m 4.41s 0.9m 11.54s
4/04/2026 4:00:00 AM 1.38m 6.96s 0.91m 4.53s 1.05m 11.65s
4/04/2026 3:45:00 AM 1.46m 7.19s 0.93m 4.59s 1.12m 11.85s
4/04/2026 3:30:00 AM 1.37m 6.81s 0.92m 4.51s 1.01m 11.72s

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

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:03

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.94m
Swell Direction 244°
Mean Period 12sec
Peak Energy Period 13.3sec
Sea (Hs) 0.94m
Sea Direction 221°
Mean Period 4sec
Peak Energy Period 7.9sec
Total (Hs) 1.33m
Mean Period 6sec
Peak Energy Period 13.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.03m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.3sec
Length 944m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 4:43:00 AM 1.34m 5.8s 0.97m 3.99s 0.92m 11.8s
4/04/2026 4:23:00 AM 1.29m 5.96s 0.94m 4.12s 0.88m 12.07s
4/04/2026 4:03:00 AM 1.27m 5.81s 0.93m 4.08s 0.86m 11.45s
4/04/2026 3:43:00 AM 1.33m 6.26s 0.92m 4.12s 0.96m 12.1s
4/04/2026 3:23:00 AM 1.32m 6.21s 0.91m 4.09s 0.96m 11.72s
4/04/2026 3:03:00 AM 1.39m 6.39s 0.98m 4.36s 0.99m 11.6s
4/04/2026 2:43:00 AM 1.32m 6.26s 0.91m 4.16s 0.96m 11.59s

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
0.76m LAT

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:15

Data Breakdown
Residual +9cm
Predicted 0.67m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 11:31:00 AM 1.03m
Low Water 6:07:00 PM 0.53m
High Water 8:22:00 PM 0.59m
Low Water 9:33:00 PM 0.58m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
4/04/2026 5:15:00 AM 0.76m 0.67m 0.09m
4/04/2026 5:10:00 AM 0.75m 0.67m 0.08m
4/04/2026 5:05:00 AM 0.76m 0.66m 0.1m
4/04/2026 5:00:00 AM 0.77m 0.66m 0.11m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:04

Upper 1/3: 0.25 kt to 7.3°(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

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 14kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:18

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
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

Saturday, 4 April 2026
05:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.04m
Swell Direction 232°
Mean Period 11.9sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.92m
Sea Direction 215°
Mean Period 4.5sec
Peak Energy Period 7.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.38m
Mean Period 6.9sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.14m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.2sec
Length 148m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
4/04/2026 5:00:00 AM 1.38m 7.07s 0.92m 4.69s 1.02m 11.96s
4/04/2026 4:45:00 AM 1.35m 6.79s 0.94m 4.66s 0.97m 11.87s
4/04/2026 4:30:00 AM 1.39m 6.87s 0.93m 4.57s 1.03m 11.52s
4/04/2026 4:15:00 AM 1.41m 7.08s 0.91m 4.58s 1.07m 11.73s
4/04/2026 4:00:00 AM 1.43m 7.22s 0.92m 4.61s 1.1m 11.97s
4/04/2026 3:45:00 AM 1.41m 7.17s 0.9m 4.51s 1.09m 11.89s
4/04/2026 3:30:00 AM 1.32m 6.87s 0.87m 4.56s 0.99m 11.29s

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.