MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 2 May 2026
07:39

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 21kn
Barometer 1023.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 2 May 2026
07:39

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 20kn
Barometer 1023.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 2 May 2026
07:39

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 12kn
Gust (2min) 15kn
Barometer 1023.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 2 May 2026
07:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.53m
Swell Direction 233°
Mean Period 11.3sec
Peak Energy Period 13.9sec
Sea (Hs) 0.99m
Sea Direction 222°
Mean Period 5.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.1sec
Total (Hs) 1.82m
Mean Period 8.4sec
Peak Energy Period 13.9sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.19m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.8sec
Length 129m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
2/05/2026 7:15:00 AM 1.93m 8.56s 1.05m 5.46s 1.62m 11.21s
2/05/2026 7:00:00 AM 1.93m 8.37s 1.09m 5.45s 1.59m 11.22s
2/05/2026 6:45:00 AM 1.89m 8.56s 0.96m 5.04s 1.62m 11.31s
2/05/2026 6:30:00 AM 2.01m 8.68s 0.95m 4.92s 1.77m 11.11s
2/05/2026 6:15:00 AM 1.95m 8.41s 1.02m 5.08s 1.66m 11.2s
2/05/2026 6:00:00 AM 2.03m 8.43s 1.11m 5.24s 1.7m 11.36s
2/05/2026 5:45:00 AM 2.08m 8.56s 1.1m 5.25s 1.77m 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.

Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 2 May 2026
07:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.4m
Swell Direction 245°
Mean Period 11.3sec
Peak Energy Period 13.1sec
Sea (Hs) 0.97m
Sea Direction 225°
Mean Period 4.7sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.7m
Mean Period 7.8sec
Peak Energy Period 13.1sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.4m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.8sec
Length 101m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
2/05/2026 7:03:00 AM 1.89m 8.11s 1.06m 4.9s 1.57m 11.58s
2/05/2026 6:43:00 AM 1.83m 7.91s 1.06m 4.92s 1.5m 11.35s
2/05/2026 6:23:00 AM 1.8m 7.9s 1.05m 4.79s 1.47m 11.79s
2/05/2026 6:03:00 AM 1.87m 8.01s 1.04m 4.75s 1.55m 11.59s
2/05/2026 5:43:00 AM 1.87m 8.13s 1.04m 4.75s 1.56m 11.88s
2/05/2026 5:23:00 AM 1.84m 7.57s 1.12m 4.95s 1.46m 10.96s
2/05/2026 5:03:00 AM 1.83m 8.03s 1.02m 4.96s 1.52m 11.14s

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
0.95m LAT

Saturday, 2 May 2026
07:35

Data Breakdown
Residual -11cm
Predicted 1.06m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 10:17:00 AM 1.11m
Low Water 5:28:00 PM 0.52m
High Water 11:29:00 PM 0.71m
Low Water 1:34:00 AM 0.66m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
2/05/2026 7:35:00 AM 0.95m 1.06m -0.11m
2/05/2026 7:30:00 AM 0.9m 1.06m -0.16m
2/05/2026 7:25:00 AM 0.89m 1.05m -0.16m
2/05/2026 7:20:00 AM 0.89m 1.05m -0.16m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 2 May 2026
07:24

Upper 1/3: 0.34 kt to 332.1°(NW)

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, 2 May 2026
07:40

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Saturday, 2 May 2026
07:40

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
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, 2 May 2026
07:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.59m
Swell Direction 233°
Mean Period 11.7sec
Peak Energy Period 13.2sec
Sea (Hs) 1.12m
Sea Direction 215°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 8sec
Total (Hs) 1.94m
Mean Period 8.1sec
Peak Energy Period 13.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.73m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.8sec
Length 143m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
2/05/2026 7:15:00 AM 1.89m 8.21s 1.02m 4.84s 1.59m 11.44s
2/05/2026 7:00:00 AM 1.87m 7.97s 1.1m 5.13s 1.51m 11.33s
2/05/2026 6:45:00 AM 2.02m 8.27s 1.1m 5.1s 1.69m 11.24s
2/05/2026 6:30:00 AM 2.04m 8.23s 1.08m 4.88s 1.73m 11.24s
2/05/2026 6:15:00 AM 2.02m 8.17s 1.12m 5.05s 1.68m 11.22s
2/05/2026 6:00:00 AM 2.05m 8.24s 1.14m 5.18s 1.7m 11.19s
2/05/2026 5:45:00 AM 2.08m 8.36s 1.08m 5.03s 1.78m 11.07s

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.