Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 31 May 2026 AWST
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Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) sea temperature is
21.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 5AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (31 May)13ft (4.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1259
1945
2324
2231
2921
3201
4788
6184
6550
7248
6629
5191
4332
3688
3271
2740
2088
1617
1319
980
515
406
487
279
Wind (km/h)
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM1.09m
9:49AM1.10m
10:17AM1.10m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.41m
6:22PM0.39m
6:59PM0.39m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:31
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
13
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
9
10
12
13
15
16
16
16
17
15
15
18
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
Energy kJ
366
4332
3688
3271
2740
2088
1617
1319
980
515
406
487
279
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
60
60
96
59
308
299
197
238
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
116
155
155
249
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
3.5
W
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
1259
1945
2324
2231
2921
3201
4788
6184
6550
7248
6629
5191
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
688
1800
1800
1800
1946
1800
2108
2159
2164
2163
2163
2143
2159
530
124
0
0
0
0
0
24
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
5
7
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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