MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 1)

Geraldton

Saturday, 16 May 2026
04:52

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 7kn
Gust (2min) 10kn
Barometer 1016.1hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.6°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1 Met 2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 16 May 2026
04:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 9kn
Barometer 1015.8hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.5°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
MWPA Near Coast Met Wind Data (Beacon 18)

Geraldton

Saturday, 16 May 2026
04:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 6kn
Gust (2min) 7kn
Barometer 1016hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp 1.5°
Offshore Met Wind Data (Beacon 1)
Outer Channel Waverider (B2)

Geraldton

Saturday, 16 May 2026
04:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.4m
Swell Direction 233°
Mean Period 13.7sec
Peak Energy Period 14.7sec
Sea (Hs) 0.98m
Sea Direction 232°
Mean Period 5.4sec
Peak Energy Period 7.3sec
Total (Hs) 2.59m
Mean Period 11.2sec
Peak Energy Period 14.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.72m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 13sec
Length 144m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
16/05/2026 4:30:00 AM 2.61m 11.21s 1m 5.33s 2.41m 13.87s
16/05/2026 4:15:00 AM 2.66m 11.47s 0.93m 5.1s 2.49m 13.89s
16/05/2026 4:00:00 AM 2.6m 11.31s 0.95m 5.23s 2.42m 13.76s
16/05/2026 3:45:00 AM 2.44m 11.05s 0.97m 5.33s 2.23m 13.87s
16/05/2026 3:30:00 AM 2.39m 10.82s 0.98m 5.36s 2.18m 13.67s
16/05/2026 3:15:00 AM 2.43m 10.74s 0.98m 5.33s 2.23m 13.38s
16/05/2026 3:00:00 AM 2.38m 10.86s 0.9m 5.2s 2.2m 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, 16 May 2026
04:43

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.17m
Swell Direction 247°
Mean Period 13.8sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Sea (Hs) 1m
Sea Direction 231°
Mean Period 5sec
Peak Energy Period 7.9sec
Total (Hs) 2.39m
Mean Period 10.5sec
Peak Energy Period 14.2sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.12m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 14.9sec
Length 161m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
16/05/2026 4:23:00 AM 2.64m 10.55s 1.03m 4.71s 2.43m 13.58s
16/05/2026 4:03:00 AM 2.47m 10.53s 1.01m 4.8s 2.26m 13.79s
16/05/2026 3:43:00 AM 2.41m 10.35s 1.05m 5.19s 2.17m 13.48s
16/05/2026 3:23:00 AM 2.68m 10.97s 1.07m 5.13s 2.45m 14.02s
16/05/2026 3:03:00 AM 2.57m 10.65s 1.01m 5.05s 2.36m 13.35s
16/05/2026 2:43:00 AM 2.41m 10.54s 0.93m 4.75s 2.22m 13.37s
16/05/2026 2:23:00 AM 2.6m 11.09s 0.99m 4.86s 2.41m 14.12s

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
0.91m LAT

Saturday, 16 May 2026
04:50

Data Breakdown
Residual -3cm
Predicted 0.94m LAT
Data Breakdown
Next Time LAT
High Water 9:08:00 AM 1.2m
Low Water 5:18:00 PM 0.44m
High Water 11:25:00 PM 0.7m
Low Water 12:11:00 AM 0.7m

Unofficial Predictions

Tide
Data Breakdown
Date Time Recorded LAT Predicted LAT Residual
16/05/2026 4:50:00 AM 0.91m 0.94m -0.03m
16/05/2026 4:45:00 AM 0.88m 0.94m -0.06m
16/05/2026 4:40:00 AM 0.92m 0.93m -0.01m
16/05/2026 4:35:00 AM 0.92m 0.92m 0m
Current – Outer Channel (Beacon 1 AWAC)

Geraldton

Saturday, 16 May 2026
04:44

Upper 1/3: 0.08 kt to 341.6°(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, 16 May 2026
04:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 5kn
Gust (2min) 7kn
Barometer 0hPa
Sea Temp -99.9°
Air Temp -0.9°
Tug Pen Wind Data
Berth 3 Met Wind Data

Geraldton

Saturday, 16 May 2026
04:53

Data Breakdown
Wind Direction E
Wind Speed(10 min average) 4kn
Gust (2min) 6kn
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, 16 May 2026
04:45

Data Breakdown
Swell (Hs) 2.48m
Swell Direction 231°
Mean Period 14.5sec
Peak Energy Period 16.7sec
Sea (Hs) 0.84m
Sea Direction 218°
Mean Period 5.3sec
Peak Energy Period 7.7sec
Total (Hs) 2.61m
Mean Period 12.3sec
Peak Energy Period 16.7sec
Maximum Single Wave 3.78m
(recorded previous 15 minutes)
Period 15.2sec
Length 192m
Main Shipping Channel Entrance Wave Data
Data
Date Time Total Sea Swell
    Height Period Height Period Height Period
16/05/2026 4:30:00 AM 2.66m 12.15s 0.87m 5.37s 2.52m 14.3s
16/05/2026 4:15:00 AM 2.68m 12.36s 0.88m 5.44s 2.54m 14.56s
16/05/2026 4:00:00 AM 2.53m 12.34s 0.81m 5.3s 2.4m 14.55s
16/05/2026 3:45:00 AM 2.48m 11.89s 0.83m 5.2s 2.34m 14.18s
16/05/2026 3:30:00 AM 2.55m 12.18s 0.84m 5.3s 2.41m 14.46s
16/05/2026 3:15:00 AM 2.53m 12.15s 0.89m 5.49s 2.37m 14.67s
16/05/2026 3:00:00 AM 2.53m 12.27s 0.88m 5.4s 2.37m 14.85s

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.