Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.77° S 114.58° E

Issued: 1 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) sea temperature is

19.4° C

Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 8AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (27 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	1999	2358	2261	1977	1810	1544	1407	1226	1223	1299	1715	1647	1602	1382	1382	1363	1063	862	1048	754	813	1690	1690	1519
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	E	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			7:38AM0.95m									8:32AM0.96m								9:16AM0.96m
Low Tide						4:33PM0.29m								4:55PM0.28m									5:20PM0.29m


	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	15	16	18	18	17	15	13	12	11	14	18	19	18	17	15	14	13	18	22	23	21	18
Feels °C	14	12	11	12	14	14	13	11	8	7	6	9	14	15	13	11	8	7	5	11	17	20	17	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	1999	2358	2261	1977	1810	1544	1407	1226	1223	1299	1715	1647	1602	1382	1382	1363	1063	862	1048	754	813	1690	1690	1519
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 24	SW 24	SW 24	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	22	22	18	117	159	159	100	450	800	520	702	522	1062	364	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	E 3	E 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	6	6	—	—	—	5	8	16	19	18	3	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	2	0	0	64	0	0	3	3	2	2	3	0	3	2	247	251	334	334	4	0	0	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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