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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 25 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
21.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Mon
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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)
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
WSW
19
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
489
483
453
418
412
407
401
288
261
253
319
508
651
751
996
1018
1108
1081
1199
1400
1432
1659
2144
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
10
N
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
5
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
W
20
SW
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:43PM0.73m
7:40AM0.85m
4:29PM0.65m
8:15PM0.66m
7:44AM0.92m
5:24PM0.58m
9:16PM0.62m
7:58AM0.99m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.70m
11:04PM0.64m
2:25PM0.63m
6:05PM0.64m
10:36PM0.63m
3:10PM0.56m
6:00PM0.58m
10:40PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:32
5:32
1
3
3
Temp °C
19
23
24
23
21
19
17
17
21
23
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
23
23
21
21
20
20
21
11
19
21
18
15
13
11
11
15
19
18
19
18
16
15
13
17
19
21
19
19
17
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
Energy kJ
306
489
483
453
418
412
407
401
288
261
253
175
508
651
751
996
1018
1108
1081
1199
1400
1432
1659
1752
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.5
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
128
7
3
1
3
18
44
101
214
319
215
147
145
82
73
70
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
4
6
2
4
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
2.3
WSW
14
Energy kJ
12
3
9
2
2
6
9
8
2144
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
612
2
0
0
2
4
4
4
540
321
325
2
2
0
2
2
4
2
321
695
695
725
742
742
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
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