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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 Aug 2025 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today?

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 5PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (23 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

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Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
2
SW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313201918171716161614141413131413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1401117210699949651608166523202897599068966766655361325450483944774102383841113905400336213833
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
NW
15
W
10
SW
15
W
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
45
W
50
W
50
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.83
11:13PM
0.52
10:35AM
0.77
11:27PM
0.57
11:08AM
0.70
11:46PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
0.30
3:40AM
0.44
5:18PM
0.34
4:35AM
0.42
5:26PM
0.36
5:24AM
0.42
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset--6:01-------6:02-------6:02-----
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----221-1211112221221--1
Temp. °C171918171616171817171614141313131313131313141414
Feels °C (?)15171515141110108964434434445767
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for WA - North West

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent clean conditions at Gantheaume Point (Broome) have likely become affected by the arrival of onshore winds (moderate winds from the WNW at Broome Airport 5 km from Gantheaume Point (Broome)). 0.4m 3s local chop from the W to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 44 min ago

33 km/h
WNW
Onshore
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