Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.77° S 114.58° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) sea temperature is

20.7°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 7AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	16s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	886	1774	1904	1532	2185	1265	1248	1140	1339	2198	2061	1862	2037	1378	1299	1147	546	822	878	772	722	844	894	247	220	192
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:06AM0.53m				8:14PM0.65m				9:03AM0.49m				8:22PM0.72m				9:53AM0.45m				8:36PM0.78m
Low Tide		2:05AM0.42m			1:35PM0.40m					2:48AM0.33m			1:17PM0.43m					3:30AM0.26m			12:10PM0.43m					4:11AM0.21m


	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	20	22	21	19	19	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	20	21	21	20	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	14	14	16	18	17	15	15	13	14	15	17	17	17	17	17	16	14	16	20	19	17	16	16	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	—	—	—	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13
kJ	886	1774	1904	1532	—	1265	1248	1140	1339	2198	2061	1862	2037	—	—	—	546	822	878	772	—	—	—	205	116	103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SW 11
kJ	476	—	99	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	153	—	—	—	29	87	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	S 6	—	SSW 7	SW 16	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 6	—	—	—	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7
kJ	139	143	—	114	2185	233	314	331	306	—	—	—	1680	1378	1299	1147	133	—	—	—	722	844	894	247	220	192
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	1	1	3	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	514	300	75	514	2115	514	1926	1800	361	361	361	354	514	514	532	300	300	64	0	514	532	2159	549	514	300	247
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Rating (10 max)			4									4						4	3
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