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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 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 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). 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 (04 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (04 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (04 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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 Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
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
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
364
358
341
289
285
298
264
367
627
471
421
472
376
534
614
686
763
694
1029
823
1014
1027
1109
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM1.05m
11:15AM1.05m
8:48PM0.44m
11:38AM1.04m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.43m
8:17PM0.44m
10:43PM0.44m
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
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5:45
5:45
5:45
5:44
Temp °C
20
24
25
24
22
20
19
18
21
25
25
24
22
21
19
18
22
25
25
24
21
20
18
17
14
19
20
19
17
15
13
12
16
21
21
20
17
16
14
13
17
19
19
18
15
15
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
479
364
358
341
289
285
161
264
367
627
471
421
472
305
469
614
686
763
694
1029
823
1014
1027
1109
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SW
11
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
18
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
38
37
91
128
207
243
298
99
97
116
190
388
306
376
534
234
304
142
215
34
34
24
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
SW
22
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
Energy kJ
2
22
22
22
24
18
73
91
13
28
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
4
0.3
E
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.4
E
3
0.5
SSE
6
0.8
S
7
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
9
2
2
6
5
8
8
7
6
4
3
6
9
3
18
66
4
10
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
64
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
2
3
0
0
0
3
7
300
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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