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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
264
367
627
532
485
472
376
534
614
686
763
694
1029
1004
1014
1027
1109
979
1001
767
746
659
506
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
30
E
35
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:15AM1.05m
8:48PM0.44m
11:38AM1.04m
12:04PM1.02m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.44m
10:43PM0.44m
11:22PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
6:52
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:43
Temp °C
18
18
21
25
25
24
22
20
19
18
21
24
25
24
21
20
18
17
21
24
25
23
22
20
12
13
16
21
20
19
17
15
14
13
15
18
19
19
15
15
12
11
14
17
19
17
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
18
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
235
157
367
627
532
485
472
305
534
407
686
763
694
1029
1004
1014
1027
1109
979
1001
767
746
659
506
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SSW
10
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
18
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
298
264
97
116
190
388
306
376
297
614
379
277
215
20
23
14
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
6
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.7
SSW
11
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
25
73
73
72
101
91
12
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.9
S
13
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.9
E
4
Energy kJ
8
9
6
7
3
2
273
4
26
14
14
14
4
6
8
7
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
10
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
0
0
3
64
300
300
45
3
0
247
300
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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