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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 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
23.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)8ft (2.5m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)12888889118891011101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1766786669639588522464106176411219948748556256105981177880917531377286199172
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
45
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
30
SSE
40
S
30
SSE
35
SE
40
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
15
NW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:17PM
0.55
5:52PM
0.56
10:19PM
0.62
2:35PM
0.62
9:39PM
0.58
3:02PM
0.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.55
6:18PM
0.56
7:21AM
0.34
8:12PM
0.57
6:57AM
0.34
5:45AM
0.31
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----5:31-------5:33-------5:33--
Sunset7:23-------7:23-------7:23-------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020201920242321212222232431302929323129313327
Feels °C (?)151314141315191714151718161727262325252320243126
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