Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 230 | 198 | 196 | 242 | 291 | 465 | 1446 | 1999 | 2358 | 2261 | 1864 | 1693 | 1544 | 1407 | 1226 | 1228 | 1215 | 1480 | 1542 | 1500 | 1382 | 1363 | 1363 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26AM0.93m | 7:38AM0.95m | 8:32AM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.32m | 4:33PM0.29m | 4:55PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 245 | 230 | 147 | 149 | 242 | 291 | 465 | 1446 | 1999 | 2358 | 2261 | 1864 | 1693 | 1544 | 1407 | 1226 | 1228 | 1215 | 1480 | 1542 | 1500 | 1382 | 1363 | 1363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 101 | 169 | 198 | 196 | 144 | 93 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 117 | 159 | 159 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 325 | 124 | 771 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest