Blue Holes 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 27.72° S 114.15° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Blue Holes sea temperature is

21.0° C

Blue Holes surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Blue Holes today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Blue Holes at 6AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Evening (18 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	2	1	!	3	!	!	!	!	!	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	995	1556	1860	2181	2748	2131	5577	5507	5152	4357	4055	3243	2625	2346	2066	1799	1531	1327	1164	1050	1034	816	772	828
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		4:06AM0.59m			1:17PM0.82m					3:34AM0.63m			1:42PM0.74m					3:38AM0.67m			1:54PM0.67m
Low Tide			5:32AM0.59m					9:19PM0.50m			7:11AM0.60m					8:59PM0.52m				8:54AM0.61m				8:35PM0.52m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	12	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	15	18	20	20	17	16	15	15	14	17	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	16	16	17	18	16	14	13	14	13	13	11	14	17	16	13	12	10	10	9	12	13	11	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13
kJ	995	1556	1860	2181	2748	2131	5577	5507	5152	4357	4055	3243	2625	2346	2066	1799	1531	1327	1164	1050	1034	816	772	828
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	WSW 22	NW 10	WSW 19	WSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	32	19	45	4	148	1761	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	73	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 11	NW 11	NW 10	—	NW 10	NW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	4	4	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	—	—	SSE 4	—	—	S 4	S 4	S 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	20	—	—	13	—	—	21	29	32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Lighthouse Bombie WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	Backdoors SA - Nullarbor	Dirk Hartog Island WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse) WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	The Quarries WA - Margaret River	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	2	4	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3
Distance (km)	867	652	422	1876	197	121	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	124	2	2	2	2	2	2	651	849	121	2
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA		Lighthouse Bombie	Turtles		Steep Point	Sunset Beach Geraldron	Jakes	Jakes	Dongara-Port Denison	Red Bluff	Red Bluff	Turtles	Turtles	Explosives (Geraldton Lighthouse)	Port Denison	Port Denison	Port Denison	Port Denison	Port Denison	Red Bluff	Lighthouse Bombie		Sunset Beach Geraldron	Port Denison
Rating (10 max)		4	3		4	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Steep Point WA - North West	Sunset Beach Geraldron WA - North West	Jakes WA - North West	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Ocean Beach WA - Far South	Red Bluff WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Turtles WA - North West	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	Cow Bombie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	9	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7	6	5

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