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Blue Holes surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
23.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Blue Holes today?

The current surf forecast for Blue Holes at 6PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
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!
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4
4
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
2
SW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313161617171413131414141414141313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99611649962032198223232230363436213971448542494042356329742430197418111684138013259981003888
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
0
ENE
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.94
1:05PM
0.94
1:47PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:24PM
0.35
11:43PM
0.34
1:00AM
0.33
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset--6:00-------6:00-------6:00-----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212221202120191819212017171515162222201919181818
Feels °C (?)202017161616121213151311111011122117151615141615
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