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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
22.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today?

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 10PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (28 Apr)6ft (1.9m)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 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1915
1547
1505
1484
1336
1115
1203
1186
1169
1060
1044
872
859
1014
790
849
716
706
862
849
769
711
767
1520
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:56PM0.73m
8:55AM0.88m
9:39PM0.68m
9:12AM0.94m
10:19PM0.63m
9:34AM0.99m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.59m
2:09AM0.60m
3:34PM0.53m
1:41AM0.61m
4:17PM0.48m
1:13AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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6:47
6:47
6:48
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5:51
5:50
5:49
5:49
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
18
17
18
18
20
19
21
20
21
22
23
22
21
21
20
19
19
17
17
17
15
15
15
12
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
2.1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
1915
1547
1505
1484
1336
1115
1203
1186
1169
1060
1044
872
859
1014
790
849
716
706
862
849
769
656
767
1520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
16
754
711
701
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1.5
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
Energy kJ
37
34
15
18
25
28
37
141
279
206
232
337
335
266
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
247
247
300
0
0
0
0
64
514
600
0
7
75
514
514
540
777
1800
514
514
124
2065
514
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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