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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 20 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
23.6° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
0
1
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1
SW
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1817171616161515141414141313131313121214131277
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)510847494188273622121929158112129921063943715694495488369357256248742679300286397
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
ESE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
10
ENE
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
15
NE
20
WSW
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
0.90
1:13PM
0.53
11:10PM
0.84
1:22PM
0.57
11:51PM
0.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.18
6:25AM
0.22
2:43PM
0.52
6:45AM
0.28
4:05PM
0.53
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:43------
Sunset----7:22-------7:22-------7:22---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C303239393230353331323740332827272931312623212120
Feels °C (?)252634362625292623243137312525262726272419171715
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