
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 7PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
695 | 640 | 674 | 674 | 597 | 605 | 628 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 743 | 733 | 891 | 1062 | 1825 | 1062 | 1925 | 2185 | 2796 | 2289 | 2550 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:25PM0.47m | 11:01PM0.80m | 1:25PM0.39m | 11:35PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.43m | 6:58AM0.22m | 2:43PM0.39m | 8:19AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
695 | 640 | 674 | 674 | 597 | 605 | 628 | 636 | 636 | 620 | 743 | 733 | 891 | 1062 | 1825 | 1062 | 1925 | — | — | 2289 | 2550 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
114 | 105 | 83 | 67 | 50 | 48 | 54 | 31 | 37 | 3 | — | — | — | 129 | 290 | 289 | 176 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 62 | 96 | 114 | — | — | — | 287 | 2185 | 2796 | 131 | 165 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 753 | 772 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2159 | 753 | 1800 | 514 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 358 |
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