Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 10AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 915 | 736 | 658 | 658 | 648 | 840 | 661 | 1685 | 1806 | 1738 | 1760 | 1602 | 1459 | 1215 | 1006 | 821 | 796 | 629 | 609 | 392 | 868 | 856 | 992 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:34AM0.80m | 5:36AM0.80m | 7:04AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.27m | 3:28PM0.26m | 3:48PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 915 | 736 | 658 | 658 | 648 | 840 | 661 | 1685 | 1806 | 1738 | 1760 | 1602 | 1459 | 1215 | 1006 | 821 | 796 | 629 | 609 | 392 | 868 | 856 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 24 |
| kJ | 16 | 37 | — | 211 | 209 | 155 | 610 | 651 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 302 | 287 | — | — | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 358 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 289 | 258 | 197 | 132 | 93 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 437 | 370 | 370 | 530 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 742 | 742 | 75 | 0 |
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