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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 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
22.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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)
4
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
3
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.7
SW
23
1.1
SW
21
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1358
1197
1599
954
865
878
1164
1011
846
801
852
451
510
1149
1600
1956
2244
3386
3431
3314
2874
2570
2087
2203
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
S
30
SSE
25
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
3:38PM0.88m
11:41AM0.74m
4:52PM0.81m
6:41PM0.81m
8:48AM0.75m
8:05PM0.77m
Low Tide
1:41AM0.46m
1:05PM0.74m
6:13PM0.81m
1:59AM0.52m
2:03PM0.66m
2:09AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
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6:45
6:46
6:46
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
22
21
20
20
20
19
20
25
25
25
23
20
19
20
22
23
23
23
21
21
20
19
19
15
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
21
21
20
21
21
20
20
23
24
22
24
22
23
19
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
18
2.4
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
1358
1197
954
865
878
1164
1011
846
801
852
451
437
560
1600
1956
2244
3386
3431
3314
2874
2570
2087
2203
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.1
SW
27
0.1
SW
26
0.4
SW
24
0.7
SW
23
1.1
SW
21
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
76
46
28
26
197
510
1149
552
488
488
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
Energy kJ
29
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
2.2
SW
13
1.5
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
2
1599
139
120
91
28
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
370
514
514
334
0
0
0
0
64
321
33
0
0
2
2
321
358
124
247
0
124
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
8
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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