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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 27 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 6AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131381212121111678899991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55683919326128622323224126542885827187713881044726807442595754618463360292261327383
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SE
35
S
35
S
45
S
50
S
45
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
35
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
15
ESE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
S
35
S
40
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:57AM
0.32
4:04PM
0.89
5:03PM
0.93
6:26PM
0.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM 4:56AM
0.32 0.31
3:05AM
0.23
3:43AM
0.15
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise---5:47-------5:48-------5:48----
Sunset------7:20-------7:20-------7:19-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919192021202020191922292725232324252833322825
Feels °C (?)141313131314121213131418272319181820222530302420
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