MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:50

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
Barometer 1014.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:51

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 12kn
Barometer 1013.8hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:51

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction
Wind Speed(10 min average) 10kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1014hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.77m
Swell Direction 249°
Mean Period 12.5sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.33m
Sea Direction 231°
Mean Period 3sec
Peak Energy Period 5sec
Total (Hs) 0.84m
Mean Period 8.4sec
Peak Energy Period 12.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.33m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 12.4sec
Length 136m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
18/09/2026 7:30:00 AM 0.87m 9.29s 0.31m 3.2s 0.81m 12.95s
18/09/2026 7:15:00 AM 0.83m 9.29s 0.3m 3.33s 0.77m 12.77s
18/09/2026 7:00:00 AM 0.87m 9.76s 0.29m 3.24s 0.82m 12.99s
18/09/2026 6:45:00 AM 0.85m 9.26s 0.32m 3.23s 0.79m 13.32s
18/09/2026 6:30:00 AM 0.82m 8.85s 0.32m 3.22s 0.76m 12.77s
18/09/2026 6:15:00 AM 0.93m 10.02s 0.3m 3.23s 0.88m 13.27s
18/09/2026 6:00:00 AM 0.93m 10.18s 0.29m 3.2s 0.88m 13.29s

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

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:43

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.91m
Swell Direction 244°
Mean Period 13.3sec
Peak Energy Period 13.3sec
Sea (Hs) 0.36m
Sea Direction 237°
Mean Period 2.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.7sec
Total (Hs) 0.97m
Mean Period 8.5sec
Peak Energy Period 13.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.27m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.1sec
Length 140m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
18/09/2026 7:23:00 AM 0.85m 8.14s 0.36m 2.91s 0.77m 13.33s
18/09/2026 7:03:00 AM 1.04m 9.72s 0.33m 2.98s 0.98m 13.17s
18/09/2026 6:43:00 AM 0.85m 8.25s 0.35m 2.94s 0.77m 13.14s
18/09/2026 6:23:00 AM 0.93m 8.9s 0.34m 3.12s 0.86m 12.53s
18/09/2026 6:03:00 AM 0.92m 9.3s 0.33m 3.12s 0.86m 13.28s
18/09/2026 5:43:00 AM 0.88m 9.24s 0.33m 3.1s 0.82m 13.54s
18/09/2026 5:23:00 AM 0.93m 9.18s 0.35m 3.11s 0.86m 13.45s

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
0.55m LAT

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:50

Data Breakdown
Residual +7cm
Predicted 0.48m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 12:40:00 PM 0.36m
High Water 1:54:00 AM 0.8m
Low Water 1:22:00 PM 0.35m
High Water 2:42:00 AM 0.78m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
18/09/2026 7:50:00 AM 0.55m 0.48m 0.07m
18/09/2026 7:45:00 AM 0.56m 0.48m 0.08m
18/09/2026 7:40:00 AM 0.55m 0.48m 0.07m
18/09/2026 7:35:00 AM 0.52m 0.49m 0.03m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:43

Upper 1/3: 0.49 kt to 166.5°(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

Sunday, 30 August 2026
06:07

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

Geraldton

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:51

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
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

Friday, 18 September 2026
07:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.8m
Swell Direction 235°
Mean Period 13.1sec
Peak Energy Period 12.9sec
Sea (Hs) 0.37m
Sea Direction 221°
Mean Period 2.9sec
Peak Energy Period 2.5sec
Total (Hs) 0.88m
Mean Period 8.1sec
Peak Energy Period 12.9sec
Maximum Single Wave 1.31m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13sec
Length 161m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
18/09/2026 7:30:00 AM 0.89m 8.68s 0.34m 2.88s 0.82m 13.17s
18/09/2026 7:15:00 AM 0.94m 8.98s 0.34m 2.89s 0.88m 12.99s
18/09/2026 7:00:00 AM 0.95m 9.05s 0.34m 2.99s 0.89m 12.93s
18/09/2026 6:45:00 AM 0.9m 8.88s 0.34m 3.02s 0.84m 13.25s
18/09/2026 6:30:00 AM 0.91m 8.75s 0.35m 3.08s 0.84m 13.01s
18/09/2026 6:15:00 AM 1.06m 9.37s 0.35m 2.94s 1m 12.84s
18/09/2026 6:00:00 AM 0.91m 8.62s 0.34m 2.95s 0.84m 12.7s

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.