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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 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
23.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 11AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
0.7
SW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)9998147789999157771414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5895134233611322302302322311354378559220308336245214301305346407384299299
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.83
5:50PM
0.87
6:43PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
0.25
5:56AM
0.23
5:36AM
0.21
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-5:35-------5:35-------5:37------
Sunset----7:23-------7:23-------7:23---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192021222120202020243127242321212125272726232222
Feels °C (?)151617181617171819202822191817192023242523232123
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