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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 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
23.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today?

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
4
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131312128888811118891010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)247426117117016186091700157118978277095996035228079727289549991457839731676537
Wind
(km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
45
S
35
S
40
S
25
SSE
30
ESE
35
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
0.71
2:17PM
0.55
5:52PM
0.56
10:19PM
0.62
2:35PM
0.62
9:39PM
0.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24AM
0.31
3:43PM
0.55
6:18PM
0.56
7:21AM
0.34
8:12PM
0.57
6:57AM
0.34
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:31-------5:33--
Sunset7:23-------7:23-------7:23-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020202021222221202020202023232121212224233032
Feels °C (?)161414151516171715131414151418181416161917162528
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