Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.77° S 114.58° E

Issued: 7 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) sea temperature is

20.1° C

Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 3PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	18s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	17s
Evening (13 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 13							Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	1	3	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	4084	4549	4113	3672	3459	2770	2384	2325	2147	1932	1715	1547	1441	1460	1460	1421	1196	1179	965	865	743	1062	834	1333
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			8:34AM1.11m								9:31AM1.11m								10:21AM1.08m
Low Tide						5:20PM0.24m								6:02PM0.25m								6:38PM0.29m


	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13
	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	5:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	16	20	20	18	17	16	15	16	20	24	25	25	23	21	20	19	22	26	23	21	21	20
Feels °C	7	7	11	16	15	12	11	11	10	11	15	21	22	20	17	14	13	11	16	22	21	20	19	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	4084	4549	4113	3672	3459	2770	2384	2325	2147	1932	1715	1547	1441	1460	1460	1421	1196	1179	965	865	743	1062	834	1333
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 22	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 13	SW 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	45	229	418	528	376	382	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	NNW 5	NW 5	W 13	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	18	7	3	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 5	—	S 5	—	SSE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 3	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NW 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	42	—	15	—	17	5	11	6	7	—	—	—	—	—	6	12	21	21	7	10	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	2	2	0	2	10	43	124	124	540	321	731	2	2	10
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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