Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 10PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2865 | 3727 | 3882 | 3836 | 3501 | 3022 | 2612 | 2299 | 1983 | 1933 | 1958 | 1650 | 1547 | 1436 | 1376 | 1133 | 979 | 784 | 773 | 685 | 685 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40PM0.48m | 8:49AM0.81m | 10:16PM0.50m | 9:37AM0.77m | 10:23PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.21m | 11:31PM0.48m | 4:02PM0.25m | 2:45AM0.42m | 4:20PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2865 | 3727 | 3882 | 3836 | 3501 | 3022 | 2612 | 2299 | 1983 | 1933 | 1958 | 1650 | 1547 | 1436 | 1376 | 1133 | 979 | 784 | 773 | 685 | 685 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | SW 26 | SW 26 | WSW 26 | WSW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 44 | 27 | — | — | 27 | 26 | 66 | 66 | 91 | 142 | 141 | 142 | 237 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 4 | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 19 | 83 | 68 | 8 | — | 6 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 514 | 358 | 321 | 254 | 0 | 3 | 418 | 418 | 418 | 321 | 247 | 3 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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