Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.77° S 114.58° E

Issued: 7 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) sea temperature is

20.6°C

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 (03 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (03 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tue 3			Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	760	629	527	527	464	379	373	689	367	339	1185	970	1927	1904	1532	2185	1265	1041	1140	1232	2307
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			8:41PM0.56m		4:23AM0.57m	6:39AM0.56m					8:14PM0.59m				8:06AM0.53m				8:14PM0.65m
Low Tide				1:19AM0.52m		5:59AM0.56m		1:26PM0.35m					2:05AM0.42m			1:35PM0.40m					2:48AM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24
	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—	—	6:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	15	14	17	21	21	20	18	18	18	18	20	23	21	20	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	12	12	9	10	13	17	16	15	14	14	13	14	16	19	16	16	14	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	—
kJ	760	629	527	527	464	379	373	167	367	330	1185	970	1927	1904	1532	—	1265	1041	1140	1232	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 6	SW 18	S 6	SW 18	SW 22	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	SW 17	—	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	60	59	54	56	80	76	108	18	161	339	59	476	—	135	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 18	—	SW 18	SW 22	—	SW 20	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	81	—	109	18	—	99	184	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 6	—	SSW 6	SW 12	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	—	SSW 7	SW 16	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 8	SSW 8	SW 15
kJ	21	59	99	56	102	—	50	689	66	113	130	115	135	—	118	2185	227	340	408	378	2307
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	567	514	514	358	0	0	124	530	530	514	514	514	0	64	514	2159	2159	1926	1800	361	361
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA					Jakes	Jakes	Jakes						Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Port Denison
Rating (10 max)					3	3	3						4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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