MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:12

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction NW
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1015.5hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:13

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 1015.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:13

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 7kn
Barometer 1015.4hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 2.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.86m
Swell Direction 243°
Mean Period 14.2sec
Peak Energy Period 15.7sec
Sea (Hs) 0.5m
Sea Direction 239°
Mean Period 5.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.9sec
Total (Hs) 1.92m
Mean Period 12.6sec
Peak Energy Period 15.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.64m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.5sec
Length 174m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
13/05/2026 12:45:00 PM 2.15m 12.94s 0.51m 4.98s 2.09m 14.29s
13/05/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.77m 12.19s 0.49m 4.85s 1.7m 13.93s
13/05/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.84m 12.2s 0.48m 4.85s 1.77m 13.74s
13/05/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.93m 12.32s 0.48m 4.79s 1.87m 13.73s
13/05/2026 11:45:00 AM 2.12m 12.67s 0.49m 4.77s 2.07m 13.96s
13/05/2026 11:30:00 AM 2.08m 12.65s 0.52m 5s 2.01m 14.08s
13/05/2026 11:15:00 AM 2.02m 12.79s 0.5m 5.09s 1.96m 14.17s

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

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:03

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.94m
Swell Direction 252°
Mean Period 13.8sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.66m
Sea Direction 250°
Mean Period 5.2sec
Peak Energy Period 7.3sec
Total (Hs) 2.05m
Mean Period 11.8sec
Peak Energy Period 14.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.28m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14.8sec
Length 160m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
13/05/2026 12:43:00 PM 2.27m 11.67s 0.67m 4.66s 2.17m 13.65s
13/05/2026 12:23:00 PM 1.91m 11.4s 0.59m 4.59s 1.81m 13.51s
13/05/2026 12:03:00 PM 1.89m 11.68s 0.57m 4.86s 1.8m 13.61s
13/05/2026 11:43:00 AM 2.02m 12.02s 0.59m 4.98s 1.93m 13.83s
13/05/2026 11:23:00 AM 1.98m 11.85s 0.58m 4.96s 1.89m 13.68s
13/05/2026 11:03:00 AM 1.9m 11.7s 0.56m 4.93s 1.81m 13.5s
13/05/2026 10:43:00 AM 1.94m 11.83s 0.59m 4.91s 1.85m 13.83s

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
0.77m LAT

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:10

Data Breakdown
Residual +3cm
Predicted 0.74m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 2:11:00 PM 0.73m
High Water 7:56:00 PM 0.82m
Low Water 1:13:00 AM 0.71m
High Water 7:59:00 AM 1.05m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
13/05/2026 1:10:00 PM 0.77m 0.74m 0.03m
13/05/2026 1:05:00 PM 0.66m 0.74m -0.08m
13/05/2026 1:00:00 PM 0.69m 0.74m -0.05m
13/05/2026 12:55:00 PM 0.77m 0.74m 0.03m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:04

Upper 1/3: 0.31 kt to 146.2°(SE)

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

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:13

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
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

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:13

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction W
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
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

Wednesday, 13 May 2026
13:00

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 1.63m
Swell Direction 249°
Mean Period 13.3sec
Peak Energy Period 14.3sec
Sea (Hs) 0.4m
Sea Direction 231°
Mean Period 5.2sec
Peak Energy Period 8sec
Total (Hs) 1.68m
Mean Period 12.2sec
Peak Energy Period 14.3sec
Maximum Single Wave 2.37m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14.5sec
Length 181m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
13/05/2026 12:45:00 PM 1.53m 11.55s 0.42m 5.38s 1.48m 12.7s
13/05/2026 12:30:00 PM 1.68m 11.94s 0.42m 5.28s 1.63m 13.01s
13/05/2026 12:15:00 PM 1.62m 11.69s 0.41m 5.02s 1.56m 12.86s
13/05/2026 12:00:00 PM 1.66m 11.85s 0.4m 4.76s 1.61m 13.03s
13/05/2026 11:45:00 AM 1.62m 12.02s 0.36m 4.59s 1.58m 13.13s
13/05/2026 11:30:00 AM 1.74m 12.39s 0.38m 4.8s 1.7m 13.47s
13/05/2026 11:15:00 AM 1.76m 12.11s 0.43m 4.99s 1.7m 13.32s

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.