
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 5PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3499 | 3023 | 2491 | 2483 | 2483 | 2483 | 2392 | 2585 | 2832 | 2839 | 3470 | 4185 | 4235 | 3950 | 3859 | 3345 | 3077 | 2702 | 2506 | 2325 | 2266 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:36AM0.96m | 11:37PM0.50m | 10:21AM0.91m | 11:41PM0.53m | 11:02AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18PM0.25m | 1:35AM0.49m | 5:39PM0.31m | 3:55AM0.47m | 5:54PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
3499 | 3023 | 2491 | 2483 | 2483 | 2483 | 2392 | 2585 | 2832 | 2839 | 3470 | 4185 | 4235 | 3950 | 3859 | 3345 | 3077 | 2702 | 2506 | 2325 | 2266 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
— | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 118 | 287 | — | 133 | 236 | — | — | 25 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
— | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 |
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