MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:23

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 7kn
Barometer 1012.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.9°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:24

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 6kn
Barometer 1011.8hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.9°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:24

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 6kn
Barometer 1012.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.8°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.5m
Swell Direction 238°
Mean Period 12.9sec
Peak Energy Period 15.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.73m
Sea Direction 218°
Mean Period 4.9sec
Peak Energy Period 7.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.67m
Mean Period 9.8sec
Peak Energy Period 15.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.39m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14.3sec
Length 160m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
29/04/2026 5:00:00 AM 1.87m 10.76s 0.72m 4.96s 1.72m 13.57s
29/04/2026 4:45:00 AM 1.76m 10.33s 0.71m 4.92s 1.61m 13.1s
29/04/2026 4:30:00 AM 1.98m 10.73s 0.71m 4.84s 1.85m 13.05s
29/04/2026 4:15:00 AM 2m 11.03s 0.68m 4.77s 1.88m 13.3s
29/04/2026 4:00:00 AM 1.64m 9.98s 0.68m 4.73s 1.49m 12.98s
29/04/2026 3:45:00 AM 1.97m 10.84s 0.71m 4.81s 1.84m 13.34s
29/04/2026 3:30:00 AM 1.85m 10.39s 0.75m 4.94s 1.69m 13.3s

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

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:03

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.59m
Swell Direction 256°
Mean Period 12.9sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Sea (Hs) 0.8m
Sea Direction 216°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.4sec
Total (Hs) 1.77m
Mean Period 9.5sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.41m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.6sec
Length 122m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
29/04/2026 4:43:00 AM 1.91m 10s 0.79m 4.58s 1.74m 13.28s
29/04/2026 4:23:00 AM 1.78m 10.12s 0.73m 4.52s 1.63m 13.43s
29/04/2026 4:03:00 AM 1.81m 9.87s 0.73m 4.28s 1.66m 13.26s
29/04/2026 3:43:00 AM 1.76m 9.67s 0.76m 4.56s 1.58m 13.06s
29/04/2026 3:23:00 AM 1.76m 9.86s 0.72m 4.35s 1.6m 13.3s
29/04/2026 3:03:00 AM 1.83m 10.04s 0.73m 4.35s 1.67m 13.42s
29/04/2026 2:43:00 AM 1.93m 10.31s 0.77m 4.6s 1.76m 13.52s

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
1.01m LAT

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:20

Data Breakdown
Residual +17cm
Predicted 0.84m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 8:55:00 AM 0.99m
Low Water 3:44:00 PM 0.65m
High Water 9:31:00 PM 0.79m
Low Water 1:28:00 AM 0.7m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
29/04/2026 5:20:00 AM 1.01m 0.84m 0.17m
29/04/2026 5:15:00 AM 1.01m 0.84m 0.17m
29/04/2026 5:10:00 AM 1.02m 0.83m 0.19m
29/04/2026 5:05:00 AM 1.04m 0.82m 0.22m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:04

Upper 1/3: 0.22 kt to 191.1°(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

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:24

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 6kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:24

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 5kn
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

Wednesday, 29 April 2026
05:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.43m
Swell Direction 229°
Mean Period 12.9sec
Peak Energy Period 15.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.67m
Sea Direction 214°
Mean Period 5.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.58m
Mean Period 10.1sec
Peak Energy Period 15.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.73m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.5sec
Length 153m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
29/04/2026 5:00:00 AM 1.63m 10.14s 0.69m 5.16s 1.48m 12.84s
29/04/2026 4:45:00 AM 1.75m 10.4s 0.7m 5.14s 1.61m 12.91s
29/04/2026 4:30:00 AM 1.57m 9.96s 0.68m 5.15s 1.41m 12.73s
29/04/2026 4:15:00 AM 1.45m 9.74s 0.68m 5.09s 1.28m 13.07s
29/04/2026 4:00:00 AM 1.56m 10.02s 0.66m 5.04s 1.41m 12.85s
29/04/2026 3:45:00 AM 1.6m 10.31s 0.64m 5.04s 1.47m 12.89s
29/04/2026 3:30:00 AM 1.6m 10.32s 0.67m 5.17s 1.45m 13.07s

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.