MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Thursday, 12 February 2026
23:43

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 14kn
Gust (2min) 16kn
Barometer 1009.8hPa
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, 12 February 2026
23:44

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 13kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 1009.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.4°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Thursday, 12 February 2026
23:44

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 12kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 1009.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Thursday, 12 February 2026
23:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.33m
Swell Direction 233°
Mean Period 10.9sec
Peak Energy Period 12sec
Sea (Hs) 1.2m
Sea Direction 222°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 6.6sec
Total (Hs) 1.79m
Mean Period 7.4sec
Peak Energy Period 12sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.65m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 8.3sec
Length 836m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/02/2026 11:15:00 PM 1.81m 7.34s 1.26m 5.47s 1.3m 10.84s
12/02/2026 11:00:00 PM 1.8m 7.28s 1.22m 5.35s 1.32m 10.47s
12/02/2026 10:45:00 PM 1.79m 7.22s 1.23m 5.27s 1.31m 10.73s
12/02/2026 10:30:00 PM 1.8m 7.19s 1.25m 5.28s 1.3m 10.8s
12/02/2026 10:15:00 PM 1.72m 6.77s 1.29m 5.24s 1.14m 10.79s
12/02/2026 10:00:00 PM 1.75m 6.78s 1.27m 5.09s 1.21m 10.74s
12/02/2026 9:45:00 PM 1.73m 6.74s 1.24m 5.04s 1.2m 10.58s

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, 12 February 2026
23:24

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.25m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 11.1sec
Peak Energy Period 12.3sec
Sea (Hs) 1.13m
Sea Direction 220°
Mean Period 4.8sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.69m
Mean Period 7sec
Peak Energy Period 12.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.5m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 10.4sec
Length 108m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/02/2026 11:04:00 PM 1.71m 6.98s 1.18m 4.97s 1.24m 11.04s
12/02/2026 10:44:00 PM 1.78m 6.81s 1.27m 4.89s 1.26m 11.35s
12/02/2026 10:24:00 PM 1.72m 6.8s 1.18m 4.72s 1.25m 11.1s
12/02/2026 10:04:00 PM 1.84m 6.94s 1.28m 4.97s 1.33m 10.98s
12/02/2026 9:44:00 PM 1.77m 6.5s 1.34m 4.91s 1.16m 11.43s
12/02/2026 9:24:00 PM 1.75m 6.15s 1.35m 4.72s 1.11m 11.14s
12/02/2026 9:04:00 PM 1.7m 5.99s 1.33m 4.64s 1.07m 10.84s

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
0.68m LAT

Thursday, 12 February 2026
23:40

Data Breakdown
Residual +10cm
Predicted 0.58m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 4:20:00 AM 0.34m
High Water 6:41:00 PM 0.98m
Low Water 4:33:00 AM 0.32m
High Water 7:28:00 PM 1m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
12/02/2026 11:40:00 PM 0.68m 0.58m 0.1m
12/02/2026 11:35:00 PM 0.68m 0.59m 0.09m
12/02/2026 11:30:00 PM 0.67m 0.6m 0.07m
12/02/2026 11:25:00 PM 0.68m 0.6m 0.08m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Thursday, 12 February 2026
23:24

Upper 1/3: 0.42 kt to 340.8°(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

Thursday, 12 February 2026
23:44

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 12 February 2026
23:44

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 3kn
Gust (2min) 8kn
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, 12 February 2026
23:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.33m
Swell Direction 231°
Mean Period 10.7sec
Peak Energy Period 11.9sec
Sea (Hs) 1.38m
Sea Direction 197°
Mean Period 5.5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.91m
Mean Period 7.2sec
Peak Energy Period 11.9sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.83m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 7.4sec
Length 777m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
12/02/2026 11:15:00 PM 1.93m 7s 1.43m 5.47s 1.3m 10.54s
12/02/2026 11:00:00 PM 1.92m 6.96s 1.38m 5.32s 1.33m 10.47s
12/02/2026 10:45:00 PM 1.99m 6.89s 1.47m 5.32s 1.34m 10.75s
12/02/2026 10:30:00 PM 1.93m 6.66s 1.51m 5.35s 1.2m 10.85s
12/02/2026 10:15:00 PM 1.97m 6.87s 1.45m 5.29s 1.32m 10.72s
12/02/2026 10:00:00 PM 2.04m 6.81s 1.51m 5.21s 1.37m 10.87s
12/02/2026 9:45:00 PM 1.98m 6.49s 1.53m 5.11s 1.25m 10.97s

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.