Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 4AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 503 | 1216 | 1094 | 1207 | 1354 | 502 | 542 | 349 | 300 | 369 | 431 | 488 | 511 | 1116 | 1127 | 488 | 640 | 589 | 1314 | 1787 | 2048 | 1246 | 1246 | 1262 | 1187 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:10PM0.87m | 10:28PM0.85m | 10:37PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.16m | 6:51AM0.17m | 7:31AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | 6:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 453 | 360 | 1216 | 1094 | — | — | — | — | 291 | 226 | 170 | 431 | 488 | 511 | 16 | 166 | 488 | 437 | 589 | 1314 | 1787 | — | 1246 | 1246 | 1262 | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 511 | 503 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 300 | 369 | — | — | 16 | 130 | 311 | 370 | 562 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 362 | 640 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1207 | 1354 | 502 | 542 | 349 | — | — | 145 | 114 | 134 | 1116 | 1127 | 103 | 107 | 85 | 75 | — | 2048 | 122 | 139 | 140 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 514 | 361 | 361 | 334 | 75 | 7 | 321 | 514 | 1800 | 514 | 514 | 361 | 321 | 247 | 247 | 514 | 2159 | 514 | 2159 | 997 | 535 | 361 |
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