Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) at 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 878 | 663 | 529 | 791 | 992 | 821 | 726 | 706 | 799 | 1002 | 862 | 778 | 673 | 732 | 796 | 905 | 1042 | 2058 | 1958 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:30AM0.77m | 3:05AM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.50m | 5:25PM0.46m | 5:26PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 878 | 663 | 529 | 791 | 992 | 821 | 726 | 706 | 799 | 1002 | 862 | 778 | 673 | 732 | 796 | 905 | 1042 | 2058 | 1958 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | S 4 | — | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 95 | 201 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | 232 | 929 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 24 | 51 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 375 | 124 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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