MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
08:35

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1012hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
08:36

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 1011.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
08:36

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1011.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.3°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
08:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.21m
Swell Direction 246°
Mean Period 13sec
Peak Energy Period 15.2sec
Sea (Hs) 0.76m
Sea Direction 238°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 5.3sec
Total (Hs) 1.43m
Mean Period 8.6sec
Peak Energy Period 15.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.05m
(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
21/03/2026 8:15:00 AM 1.4m 8.58s 0.78m 4.8s 1.17m 13.2s
21/03/2026 8:00:00 AM 1.31m 8s 0.79m 4.81s 1.04m 12.89s
21/03/2026 7:45:00 AM 1.54m 8.65s 0.82m 4.7s 1.3m 12.98s
21/03/2026 7:30:00 AM 1.47m 8.43s 0.78m 4.57s 1.25m 12.65s
21/03/2026 7:15:00 AM 1.35m 8.04s 0.76m 4.53s 1.12m 12.56s
21/03/2026 7:00:00 AM 1.43m 8.35s 0.8m 4.71s 1.19m 12.82s
21/03/2026 6:45:00 AM 1.55m 8.96s 0.8m 4.77s 1.33m 13.23s

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, 21 March 2026
08:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.38m
Swell Direction 250°
Mean Period 13.2sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Sea (Hs) 0.83m
Sea Direction 216°
Mean Period 4.3sec
Peak Energy Period 5.2sec
Total (Hs) 1.61m
Mean Period 8.6sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.18m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 11.2sec
Length 118m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
21/03/2026 8:03:00 AM 1.44m 7.62s 0.85m 4.33s 1.16m 12.91s
21/03/2026 7:43:00 AM 1.42m 7.64s 0.81m 4.13s 1.17m 12.8s
21/03/2026 7:23:00 AM 1.5m 8.55s 0.76m 4.29s 1.29m 13.05s
21/03/2026 7:03:00 AM 1.52m 7.94s 0.9m 4.61s 1.23m 13.08s
21/03/2026 6:43:00 AM 1.47m 8.09s 0.79m 4.28s 1.24m 12.59s
21/03/2026 6:23:00 AM 1.45m 7.68s 0.84m 4.31s 1.18m 12.75s
21/03/2026 6:03:00 AM 1.46m 7.73s 0.84m 4.29s 1.19m 12.89s

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
0.88m LAT

Saturday, 21 March 2026
08:35

Data Breakdown
Residual +3cm
Predicted 0.85m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 11:48:00 AM 1m
Low Water 6:18:00 PM 0.5m
High Water 12:24:00 AM 0.68m
Low Water 3:16:00 AM 0.58m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
21/03/2026 8:35:00 AM 0.88m 0.85m 0.03m
21/03/2026 8:30:00 AM 0.84m 0.85m -0.01m
21/03/2026 8:25:00 AM 0.83m 0.84m -0.01m
21/03/2026 8:20:00 AM 0.82m 0.84m -0.02m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
08:24

Upper 1/3: 0.48 kt to 349.3°(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

Friday, 20 March 2026
23:30

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Saturday, 21 March 2026
08:36

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
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, 21 March 2026
08:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.32m
Swell Direction 236°
Mean Period 12.7sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Sea (Hs) 0.89m
Sea Direction 218°
Mean Period 4.8sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 1.59m
Mean Period 8.4sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.29m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13.8sec
Length 171m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
21/03/2026 8:15:00 AM 1.55m 8.17s 0.88m 4.75s 1.27m 12.47s
21/03/2026 8:00:00 AM 1.64m 8.45s 0.88m 4.68s 1.38m 12.58s
21/03/2026 7:45:00 AM 1.64m 8.15s 0.93m 4.67s 1.35m 12.64s
21/03/2026 7:30:00 AM 1.69m 8.48s 0.92m 4.69s 1.42m 12.77s
21/03/2026 7:15:00 AM 1.63m 8.38s 0.89m 4.69s 1.36m 12.67s
21/03/2026 7:00:00 AM 1.69m 8.26s 0.97m 4.83s 1.39m 12.69s
21/03/2026 6:45:00 AM 1.68m 8.34s 0.93m 4.68s 1.4m 12.74s

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.