Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.77° S 114.58° E

Issued: 1 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) sea temperature is

20.1° 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 (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (22 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 22								Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	859	744	891	721	905	1021	1707	2178	1856	1568	1521	1402	1307	1179	992	886	706	656	503	495	431	374	369	291
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	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
High Tide		3:05AM0.82m								3:46AM0.86m								4:32AM0.89m
Low Tide							5:26PM0.41m								5:38PM0.37m								5:50PM0.35m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	15	17	17	16	14	13	13	13	15	18	19	18	17	15	14	13	15	18	19	18	18
Feels °C	12	10	8	10	12	12	10	8	7	6	6	8	12	14	12	11	9	7	6	9	13	15	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	859	744	891	721	905	1021	1707	2178	1856	1568	1521	1402	1307	1179	992	886	706	656	503	495	431	374	369	291
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WSW 18	—	—	—	SW 16	—	—	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 18	WSW 18	—	—	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15
kJ	12	31	—	—	—	929	—	—	28	21	10	—	—	—	—	—	31	31	—	—	53	51	51	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 4	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 3	SE 3	ESE 3	SSE 4	SSE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	—	E 4	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	E 3	ESE 3
kJ	—	3	1	5	2	4	22	56	14	17	21	21	—	6	4	7	10	12	12	9	4	—	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	3	3	3	3	0	0	7	7	7	247	247	254	2	3	3	3	2	64	75	251	2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	3	3	3		3	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9	7	5

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