Blue Holes surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 AWST
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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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)18s

Table - waves today at Blue Holes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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)
1
3
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
453
448
448
553
596
619
705
688
838
827
926
1467
1225
1208
1275
1145
1161
1145
1130
1274
563
1095
1130
Wind (km/h)
25
E
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
10
NNE
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NNE
15
W
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
11:29AM1.04m
12:11PM1.03m
12:53PM1.00m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.36m
10:17PM0.35m
11:09PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:39
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
23
26
25
21
20
20
18
19
25
28
27
23
21
20
20
20
27
28
24
22
22
22
20
20
17
22
20
15
14
13
10
11
18
25
24
19
17
16
15
14
22
24
22
19
19
20
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
Energy kJ
418
453
357
320
320
314
398
705
688
838
827
926
1467
1225
1208
1275
1145
1161
1145
1130
1274
563
1095
1130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
WSW
16
0.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
21
422
448
448
553
596
619
283
369
418
376
298
540
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
19
0.7
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
210
25
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.6
ESE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
6
19
30
71
66
10
24
38
25
3
4
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
101
0
2
2
2
79
117
375
117
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
126
115
494
2
2
0
2
117
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
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