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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
3
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
721
678
646
570
511
503
494
494
435
427
471
411
320
404
455
493
540
602
587
739
729
1248
1138
1020
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
5
NNW
15
S
15
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:38AM1.14m
10:22AM1.17m
11:07AM1.16m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.34m
7:08PM0.33m
8:57PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:36
5:36
Temp °C
15
15
18
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
21
23
22
20
21
20
19
19
24
27
26
24
24
23
11
12
14
14
14
15
14
12
12
12
17
19
17
16
17
15
13
12
18
25
21
20
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
721
678
646
570
511
503
494
494
435
427
471
411
320
278
273
309
315
325
331
739
729
1248
1138
1020
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
11
22
22
18
45
45
44
149
186
184
179
323
319
404
455
493
540
602
587
376
338
305
305
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
134
29
17
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.3
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
24
13
22
42
37
24
17
9
38
35
1
5
12
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
514
514
370
247
0
0
3
3
0
124
75
3
2
2
251
4
0
7
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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