
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 4AM is: 4.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9750 | 9317 | 8777 | 8056 | 6806 | 5970 | 4981 | 4169 | 3678 | 3092 | 2723 | 2567 | 1753 | 3538 | 5326 | 2307 | 2790 | 5583 | 5750 | 5750 | 6165 | 6473 | 6319 | 6043 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:41AM0.95m | 7:34AM0.97m | 8:44AM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.21m | 4:19PM0.20m | 4:51PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
9750 | 9317 | 8777 | 8056 | 6806 | 5970 | 4981 | 4169 | 3678 | 3092 | 2723 | 2567 | 1753 | — | — | — | — | 5583 | 5750 | 5750 | 6165 | 6473 | 6319 | 6043 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 453 | 368 | 224 | 377 | 455 | 552 | — | 465 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 3538 | 5326 | 2307 | 2790 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 64 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 321 | 777 | 1800 | 2159 | 514 | 514 | 340 | 3 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 124 | 3 |
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