GLOSS Station Handbook
Station information sheet
| General | |
| GLOSS number | 53 |
| Station name | Fremantle |
| Country | Australia |
| Time zone | 120E, GMT + 8hrs |
| Latitude (+ve N) | -32.05 |
| Longitude (+ve E) | 115.73333 |
| Ocean | Indian |
| Observation period(s) | 1893- |
| Responsible country | Australia |
| Authority responsible for tide gauge | Fremantle Port Authority, PO Box 95, Fremantle, WA 6160, Australia |
| GLOSS contact | Australia |
| Committed to GLOSS | Yes |
| Operational | Yes |
| Instrumentation | |
| Float | Yes |
| Pressure | No |
| Bubbler | No |
| Acoustic | No |
| Radar | No |
| Data | |
| Digital data | Yes |
| Data acquisition rate | 5 minute samples |
| High frequency data at UHSLC |    |
| Real-time data available | No |
| Data archaeology | Historical manuscripts in need of digitisation |
| Benchmarks | |
| Tide gauge benchmarks | NMV/F/6A: A Lands & Survey precise order benchmark, a brass plate set in concrete below a cover plate at the inshore corner of 'A' berth landing. |
| Benchmark relationships | Tide Gauge Zero (TGZ) = Fremantle Low Water Datum (1897 onwards). TGZ = 3.320m below NMV/F/6A |
| Auxiliary benchmarks | UF 61: A Lands & Survey precise order benchmark, a brass plate set in concrete below a cover plate near the south east corner of Fremantle Port Authority Building. FRE 53: A Lands & Survey precise order benchmark, a brass plate set in concrete below a cover plate near the north east corner of Fremantle Port Authority Building. |
| Data at PSMSL | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) data | |
| Annual MSL (RLR) plot |  |
| MSL method | Hourly means |
| PSMSL code | 111 |
| Other relevant codes | NTF port no. 62230, UHSLC 175 |
| Additional information | |
| Other relevant information | Original gauge still operational as back-up recorder. NGWLMS station installed at Hillarys Boat Harbour 15km north in November 1991. PSMSL also hold data from another gauge at Fremantle (PSMSL Code 680/470 1937-1938, 1947, 1957-1964, 1967-1985). |
| Nearest Met. station | Perth Airport |
| Last updated | 2002-10-16 |
