MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Friday, 14 August 2026
00:38

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1023.2hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.5°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Friday, 14 August 2026
00:39

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1022.7hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.5°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Friday, 14 August 2026
00:39

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 9kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1022.8hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.2°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Wednesday, 12 August 2026
21:15

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 0.01m
Swell Direction -1°
Mean Period 13.8sec
Peak Energy Period 23.5sec
Sea (Hs) 0.02m
Sea Direction -100°
Mean Period 2.8sec
Peak Energy Period 2.8sec
Total (Hs) 0.02m
Mean Period 3.9sec
Peak Energy Period 23.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 0.05m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 40.6sec
Length 473m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
11/08/2026 8:15:00 AM 2.11m 9.87s 0.97m 5.49s 1.87m 12.55s
11/08/2026 8:00:00 AM 2.15m 9.89s 0.95m 5.45s 1.93m 12.36s
11/08/2026 7:45:00 AM 1.99m 9.85s 0.88m 5.31s 1.78m 12.43s
11/08/2026 7:30:00 AM 1.89m 9.77s 0.86m 5.27s 1.68m 12.53s
11/08/2026 7:15:00 AM 1.82m 9.77s 0.85m 5.3s 1.61m 12.75s
11/08/2026 7:00:00 AM 1.89m 9.58s 0.96m 5.63s 1.62m 12.73s
11/08/2026 6:45:00 AM 2.16m 9.8s 1.01m 5.74s 1.91m 12.24s

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, 14 August 2026
00:23

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.31m
Swell Direction 242°
Mean Period 14.8sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Sea (Hs) 0.97m
Sea Direction 230°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 7.8sec
Total (Hs) 2.51m
Mean Period 11.2sec
Peak Energy Period 15.5sec
Maximum Single Wave 4.48m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.2sec
Length 166m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
14/08/2026 12:03:00 AM 2.44m 11.02s 0.91m 4.5s 2.27m 14.34s
13/08/2026 11:43:00 PM 2.41m 10.39s 1.03m 4.76s 2.18m 14.17s
13/08/2026 11:23:00 PM 2.44m 10.68s 0.95m 4.52s 2.25m 14.11s
13/08/2026 11:03:00 PM 2.35m 10.47s 0.92m 4.51s 2.17m 13.8s
13/08/2026 10:43:00 PM 2.23m 10.33s 0.87m 4.31s 2.05m 13.77s
13/08/2026 10:23:00 PM 2.25m 10.02s 0.92m 4.49s 2.05m 13.39s
13/08/2026 10:03:00 PM 2.06m 9.55s 0.87m 4.01s 1.87m 13.67s

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
0.52m LAT

Friday, 14 August 2026
00:35

Data Breakdown
Residual -10cm
Predicted 0.62m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
Low Water 2:38:00 AM 0.56m
High Water 11:13:00 AM 0.94m
Low Water 6:06:00 PM 0.44m
High Water 12:09:00 AM 0.7m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
14/08/2026 12:35:00 AM 0.52m 0.62m -0.1m
14/08/2026 12:30:00 AM 0.5m 0.63m -0.13m
14/08/2026 12:25:00 AM 0.52m 0.63m -0.11m
14/08/2026 12:20:00 AM 0.49m 0.63m -0.14m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Friday, 14 August 2026
00:23

Upper 1/3: 0.18 kt to 315.6°(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

Friday, 14 August 2026
00:39

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction SE
Wind Speed(10 min average) 8kn
Gust (2min) 11kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Thursday, 16 July 2026
09:50

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
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

Friday, 14 August 2026
00:30

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.27m
Swell Direction 229°
Mean Period 14.5sec
Peak Energy Period 17.4sec
Sea (Hs) 0.82m
Sea Direction 193°
Mean Period 4.6sec
Peak Energy Period 5sec
Total (Hs) 2.42m
Mean Period 11.6sec
Peak Energy Period 17.4sec
Maximum Single Wave 4.1m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14sec
Length 174m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
14/08/2026 12:15:00 AM 2.14m 10.63s 0.82m 4.54s 1.98m 13.85s
14/08/2026 12:00:00 AM 2.42m 11.58s 0.77m 4.5s 2.3m 14.08s
13/08/2026 11:45:00 PM 2.58m 11.79s 0.81m 4.52s 2.45m 14.33s
13/08/2026 11:30:00 PM 2.19m 10.88s 0.81m 4.29s 2.03m 14.36s
13/08/2026 11:15:00 PM 2.04m 10.01s 0.86m 4.29s 1.85m 14.07s
13/08/2026 11:00:00 PM 2.09m 9.94s 0.9m 4.3s 1.89m 14.05s
13/08/2026 10:45:00 PM 2.25m 10.31s 0.87m 4.21s 2.07m 13.8s

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.