MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 17 January 2026
01:12

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 17kn
Gust (2min) 20kn
Barometer 1005.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 17 January 2026
01:13

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 17kn
Gust (2min) 19kn
Barometer 1005.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 17 January 2026
01:13

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 16kn
Gust (2min) 21kn
Barometer 1005.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.1°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 17 January 2026
01:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.99m
Swell Direction 235°
Mean Period 12.4sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Sea (Hs) 1.11m
Sea Direction 224°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 6.4sec
Total (Hs) 1.49m
Mean Period 6.8sec
Peak Energy Period 6.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.05m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 9.8sec
Length 103m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
17/01/2026 12:45:00 AM 1.52m 7.05s 1.11m 5.11s 1.04m 12.29s
17/01/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.52m 6.96s 1.16m 5.24s 0.99m 12.74s
17/01/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.5m 7.03s 1.11m 5.13s 1.01m 12.79s
17/01/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.49m 7.28s 1.04m 5.06s 1.07m 12.52s
16/01/2026 11:45:00 PM 1.51m 6.95s 1.15m 5.29s 0.98m 12.19s
16/01/2026 11:30:00 PM 1.48m 6.94s 1.12m 5.21s 0.97m 12.4s
16/01/2026 11:15:00 PM 1.49m 6.89s 1.12m 5.1s 0.99m 12.42s

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, 17 January 2026
01:04

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.21m
Swell Direction 254°
Mean Period 13sec
Peak Energy Period 13.5sec
Sea (Hs) 1.08m
Sea Direction 228°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 6.2sec
Total (Hs) 1.62m
Mean Period 7.2sec
Peak Energy Period 13.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.58m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 7sec
Length 656m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
17/01/2026 12:44:00 AM 1.54m 7.19s 0.98m 4.37s 1.19m 12.75s
17/01/2026 12:24:00 AM 1.61m 7.2s 1.12m 4.86s 1.16m 13.02s
17/01/2026 12:04:00 AM 1.55m 6.73s 1.11m 4.72s 1.08m 12.22s
16/01/2026 11:44:00 PM 1.62m 7.09s 1.16m 4.98s 1.13m 12.88s
16/01/2026 11:24:00 PM 1.54m 6.69s 1.19m 5.03s 0.99m 12.73s
16/01/2026 11:04:00 PM 1.55m 6.81s 1.15m 4.89s 1.04m 13.2s
16/01/2026 10:44:00 PM 1.6m 7.08s 1.09m 4.76s 1.16m 12.44s

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
0.60m LAT

Saturday, 17 January 2026
01:10

Data Breakdown
Residual +6cm
Predicted 0.54m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 5:28:00 AM 0.25m
High Water 8:13:00 PM 1.03m
Low Water 5:44:00 AM 0.25m
High Water 8:47:00 PM 1.03m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
17/01/2026 1:10:00 AM 0.6m 0.54m 0.06m
17/01/2026 1:05:00 AM 0.61m 0.55m 0.06m
17/01/2026 1:00:00 AM 0.62m 0.56m 0.06m
17/01/2026 12:55:00 AM 0.65m 0.57m 0.08m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 17 January 2026
01:04

Upper 1/3: 0.73 kt to 2.1°(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

Saturday, 17 January 2026
01:13

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 11kn
Gust (2min) 17kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Saturday, 17 January 2026
01:13

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction S
Wind Speed(10 min average) 12kn
Gust (2min) 18kn
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, 17 January 2026
01:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.09m
Swell Direction 239°
Mean Period 12.6sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Sea (Hs) 1.21m
Sea Direction 217°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 5.7sec
Total (Hs) 1.63m
Mean Period 6.9sec
Peak Energy Period 13.6sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.46m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 8sec
Length 868m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
17/01/2026 12:45:00 AM 1.73m 7.45s 1.16m 4.93s 1.28m 12.92s
17/01/2026 12:30:00 AM 1.7m 7.4s 1.18m 5.07s 1.22m 12.94s
17/01/2026 12:15:00 AM 1.83m 7.45s 1.29m 5.32s 1.29m 12.47s
17/01/2026 12:00:00 AM 1.75m 7.41s 1.26m 5.3s 1.21m 12.97s
16/01/2026 11:45:00 PM 1.66m 7.17s 1.19m 5.1s 1.15m 12.68s
16/01/2026 11:30:00 PM 1.69m 7.33s 1.19m 5.19s 1.2m 12.44s
16/01/2026 11:15:00 PM 1.72m 7.33s 1.22m 5.19s 1.22m 12.61s

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.