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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 7 am Monday 18 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
22.4° 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 10AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
440 | 433 | 418 | 453 | 448 | 448 | 553 | 596 | 619 | 705 | 688 | 838 | 827 | 926 | 1467 | 1225 | 1208 | 1208 | 1161 | 1161 | 1145 | 1130 | 710 | 540 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | 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 | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.04m | 12:11PM1.03m | 12:53PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.36m | 10:17PM0.35m | 11:09PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
10 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 440 | 433 | 418 | 453 | 357 | 320 | 320 | 314 | 445 | 363 | 688 | 838 | 827 | 926 | 1467 | 1225 | 1208 | 1208 | 1161 | 1161 | 1145 | 1130 | 710 | 520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 216 | 30 | 21 | 422 | 448 | 448 | 553 | 596 | 619 | 705 | 369 | 418 | 376 | 298 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 346 | 540 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 214 | 210 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 18 | 13 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ESE 4 | E 3 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 29 | 71 | 66 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 25 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 117 | 375 | 128 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 115 | 494 | 2 |
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