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Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 surf breaks) /
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Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today?
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 8PM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | |
288 | 261 | 253 | 319 | 508 | 651 | 751 | 996 | 1150 | 981 | 1081 | 1199 | 1125 | 1737 | 1877 | 2488 | 1621 | 1280 | 1303 | 1151 | 1198 | 1060 | 849 | 808 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:29PM0.65m | 8:15PM0.66m | 7:44AM0.92m | 5:24PM0.58m | 9:16PM0.62m | 7:58AM0.99m | 10:15PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM0.63m | 6:05PM0.64m | 10:36PM0.63m | 3:10PM0.56m | 6:00PM0.58m | 10:40PM0.61m | 3:52PM0.51m | 10:47PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
 kJ | 288 | 261 | 253 | 175 | 508 | 651 | 751 | 996 | 1150 | 981 | 1081 | 1199 | 1125 | 1737 | 1877 | 1921 | 1621 | 1280 | 1303 | 1151 | 1198 | 1060 | 849 | 808 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 101 | 148 | 319 | 215 | 147 | 145 | — | 80 | 71 | 74 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 120 | 193 | 86 | 44 | 27 | 2488 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 321 | 688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 725 | 688 | 688 | 725 | 545 | 545 | 771 | 771 | 2108 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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