Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.77° S 114.58° E

Issued: 7 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) sea temperature is

20.0° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (05 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 2PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	16s
Afternoon (05 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	15s
Evening (05 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	15s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 5							Monday 6								Tuesday 7								Wed 8
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1314	1068	820	623	606	623	783	795	928	1016	1359	1869	2383	2590	2690	3090	3171	3130	3090	2869	2732	2601	2295	2093
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide	2:23AM0.66m			12:32PM0.89m					2:35AM0.71m			1:20PM0.81m					2:59AM0.78m			11:15AM0.71m	2:13PM0.72m
Low Tide	3:31AM0.66m					8:00PM0.50m			4:47AM0.69m						8:12PM0.55m				8:52AM0.69m	12:21PM0.71m			8:15PM0.58m


	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:15
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	16	17	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	17	19	18	18	18	16
Feels °C	10	10	15	16	18	18	17	16	15	14	16	16	15	15	16	14	13	12	14	16	14	15	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	1314	1068	820	623	606	623	783	795	928	1016	1359	1869	2383	2590	2690	3090	3171	3130	3090	2869	2732	2601	2295	2093
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 6	—	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	7	12	13	—	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 3	N 4	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	8	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	4	27	4	695	514	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	514	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2		3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	9	9	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	7	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	9	8	8	8	7	8	5	5	5	7

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