Surf Forecasts:
Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) surf forecast from 3 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 4 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 6 Oct, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 5,210 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 4 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) this week:
The surf forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 04) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 4th Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 4th Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 6th Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2146 | 1808 | 1760 | 3182 | 2185 | 2120 | 1738 | 1833 | 2618 | 5210 | 3725 | 2963 | 2634 | 2087 | 1664 | 3314 | 2829 | 2208 | 2942 | 2982 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM0.78m | 3:37AM0.74m | 5:23AM0.69m | 9:29PM0.51m | 7:57AM0.67m | 9:11PM0.54m | 8:52AM0.64m | 9:15PM0.59m | 9:38AM0.59m | 9:27PM0.65m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.17m | 1:56PM0.19m | 2:25PM0.24m | 1:36AM0.48m | 2:46PM0.29m | 2:27AM0.39m | 3:02PM0.34m | 3:13AM0.32m | 3:10PM0.38m | 3:57AM0.26m | ||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 1808 | 1760 | — | 2185 | 2120 | 1738 | 1833 | 2618 | 5210 | 3725 | 2963 | 2634 | 2087 | 1664 | 3314 | 2829 | 2208 | 2942 | 2982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 87 | 607 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 455 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | SSW 6 | SW 16 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | SW 16 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2146 | — | 45 | 3182 | 80 | 31 | 75 | 80 | — | 3868 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 537 | 0 | 514 | 1800 | 0 | 370 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 64 | 514 | 1800 | 753 | 2115 | 2108 | 434 | 753 | 2159 | 0 |
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