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Blue Holes Surf Forecast
/ WA – North West (27 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /
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Blue Holes surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 17 May 2026 AWSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Blue Holes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Blue Holes sea temperature is
22.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Blue Holes today?
The current surf forecast for Blue Holes at 8AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Blue Holes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | |
1326 | 891 | 784 | 599 | 580 | 522 | 455 | 455 | 448 | 440 | 478 | 461 | 453 | 448 | 448 | 553 | 596 | 619 | 705 | 688 | 838 | 827 | 926 | 1467 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 10:49AM1.02m | 11:29AM1.04m | 12:11PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM0.39m | 9:20PM0.36m | 10:17PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 |
12 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
 kJ | 1326 | 891 | 784 | 599 | 580 | 522 | 455 | 455 | 448 | 440 | 478 | 461 | 453 | 357 | 320 | 320 | 314 | 320 | 363 | 688 | 838 | 827 | 926 | 1467 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 20 | WSW 20 | S 6 | S 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 45 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 194 | 216 | 29 | 19 | 422 | 448 | 448 | 553 | 596 | 619 | 705 | 369 | 418 | 376 | 298 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 214 | 210 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 20 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 43 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 68 | 86 | 87 | 80 | 77 | 11 | 9 | — | 31 | 71 | 66 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 22 | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 651 | 637 | 494 | 371 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 101 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 79 | 129 | 117 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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