Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 10AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1506 | 1730 | 1394 | 1193 | 2423 | 4477 | 5139 | 6086 | 6398 | 6631 | 6261 | 6187 | 5772 | 5238 | 4966 | 4478 | 3738 | 3329 | 2715 | 2465 | 2120 | 2293 | 2978 | 3756 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:37AM0.68m | 12:33PM0.55m | 1:04AM0.72m | 9:32AM0.48m | 12:43PM0.47m | 1:36AM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.46m | 5:23PM0.42m | 7:56AM0.47m | 11:45AM0.47m | 4:28PM0.38m | 4:31PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1506 | 1730 | 1394 | 1193 | 2423 | — | — | 6086 | 6398 | 6631 | 6261 | 6187 | 5772 | 5238 | 4966 | 4478 | 3738 | 3329 | 2715 | 2465 | 2120 | 2293 | 2978 | 3756 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 548 | 538 | 989 | 959 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 24 | 75 | 4477 | 5139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 1800 | 777 | 771 | 777 | 771 | 567 | 540 | 124 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 725 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 0 | 0 |
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