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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (16 May)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
3
0
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2090
1812
1493
1299
1261
892
966
754
646
570
511
503
494
442
435
427
471
411
320
404
455
493
540
602
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:59AM1.10m
9:38AM1.14m
10:22AM1.17m
Low Tide
5:05PM0.38m
6:02PM0.34m
7:08PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
19
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
21
23
22
21
21
20
19
19
14
15
15
14
14
12
11
12
15
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
17
18
17
17
16
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
Energy kJ
2090
1812
1493
1299
1261
892
966
754
646
570
511
503
494
442
435
427
471
411
320
278
273
309
403
331
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
11
22
22
18
45
45
44
149
186
184
179
323
319
404
455
493
540
602
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.8
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
134
31
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
18
20
13
40
59
42
26
22
19
43
27
5
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
370
370
370
0
0
0
0
0
530
370
370
247
0
0
3
3
0
124
0
3
2
2
251
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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