Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.77° S 114.58° E

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) sea temperature is

21.0° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (17 Jun)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wed 17					Thursday 18								Friday 19								Sat 20
	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)	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 20	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	480	488	455	722	272	536	472	459	540	528	1415	1052	931	1347	1115	1115	1210	1179	1019	879	868	784	784	623
Wind (km/h)	ENE	SSW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	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	cross
High Tide		11:06AM1.14m								11:51AM1.08m								12:32PM1.00m
Low Tide					8:20PM0.33m								9:15PM0.39m								9:52PM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	17	17	16	15	14	13	13	15	16	14	13	12	11	11	13	17	18	17	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	11	12	15	14	15	13	11	10	9	11	11	9	8	8	7	6	9	13	14	13	12	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	480	488	455	514	272	536	472	436	540	528	1415	1052	931	1347	1115	1115	1210	1179	1019	879	868	784	784	623
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 24	SW 23	SSW 6	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SSW 8	SSW 8	S 8	SSW 7	S 8	—	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	11	21	80	162	248	459	104	116	127	71	80	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 21	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	—	—	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	73	220	10	193	172	346	—	—	114	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	—	—	—	—	SE 7	SE 7	—	NE 3
kJ	—	—	—	722	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	—	—	—	—	12	11	—	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	3	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
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