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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 11 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
373
390
419
407
472
504
538
546
1019
1210
1468
2140
2629
2773
2810
2924
2544
2246
2032
1836
1785
1494
1358
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02PM0.85m
8:16AM0.82m
5:17PM0.79m
8:06AM0.88m
8:44PM0.75m
8:07AM0.95m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.59m
1:50PM0.72m
00:56AM0.63m
2:36PM0.62m
00:43AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:39
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
24
22
22
21
20
20
25
26
25
23
23
23
22
21
24
23
22
21
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
16
15
20
23
20
19
18
19
18
17
21
19
20
19
18
18
17
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
379
373
390
419
407
472
504
538
546
1019
1210
1468
2140
2629
2773
2810
2924
2544
2246
2032
1836
1785
1494
1358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
NW
5
0.6
SW
15
0.2
WSW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
52
4
176
32
143
314
532
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
Energy kJ
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
7
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
43
4
321
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
7
0
0
0
0
2
4
753
514
7
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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