Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 9AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2513 | 2758 | 2567 | 2469 | 2268 | 1941 | 2010 | 2278 | 1760 | 1889 | 1484 | 1465 | 2813 | 2113 | 2653 | 1402 | 2481 | 988 | 821 | 658 | 658 | 648 | 840 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:54AM0.79m | 3:41AM0.80m | 4:34AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.28m | 4:58PM0.28m | 3:14PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2513 | 2758 | 2567 | 2469 | 2268 | 1941 | 2010 | 2278 | 1760 | 1889 | 1484 | 1107 | 2813 | 2113 | — | 1402 | 18 | 988 | 821 | 658 | 658 | 648 | 840 | 586 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 24 | 87 | — | 72 | 834 | 834 | 1137 | 1465 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 37 | 15 | 211 | 209 | 157 | 610 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2653 | 265 | 2481 | 223 | 176 | 149 | 144 | 137 | 123 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 766 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 514 | 358 | 514 | 537 | 1800 | 514 | 0 |
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