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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 07 May 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
21.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1027
1109
979
1019
856
668
659
506
471
340
335
286
242
239
161
146
118
90
90
90
69
130
62
46
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:04PM1.02m
12:46PM0.99m
1:50PM0.96m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.45m
11:55PM0.47m
00:22AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
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5:44
5:43
5:42
5:42
Temp °C
18
17
20
24
25
24
22
20
19
18
22
25
26
24
22
20
19
18
22
25
25
24
22
19
12
11
13
17
19
18
15
13
11
11
15
19
20
19
15
12
11
9
14
20
20
18
15
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
1027
1109
979
1019
856
668
659
506
471
340
335
286
242
239
161
146
118
90
90
90
69
130
62
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.1
NW
6
0.3
SW
10
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
19
11
2
1
1
1
1
1
12
12
12
11
11
11
34
1
17
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
SE
4
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
E
2
0.5
E
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
3
Energy kJ
13
14
18
5
7
4
9
18
27
30
24
8
2
1
4
13
23
27
18
3
2
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
64
247
254
45
3
3
247
247
300
514
566
2
2
7
45
300
584
582
612
2
2
2
2
251
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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