Blue Holes surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 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
22.6° 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 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5.5ft (1.7m)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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
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
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
891
1018
860
580
522
455
514
448
440
433
418
453
448
448
553
596
619
705
688
838
827
926
1467
1356
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
15
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
30
NE
10
NNE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
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
off
High Tide
10:49AM1.02m
11:29AM1.04m
12:11PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.39m
9:20PM0.36m
10:17PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:39
5:39
Temp °C
14
15
20
22
20
18
17
16
16
16
23
25
25
21
20
19
18
19
26
28
27
23
22
21
10
11
15
16
14
13
12
11
10
9
17
21
19
15
14
12
10
11
19
25
25
19
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
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
1.8
WSW
15
Energy kJ
891
1018
860
580
522
455
514
448
440
433
418
453
357
320
320
314
320
705
688
838
827
926
1467
1356
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.2
WSW
22
0.3
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
W
20
0.5
WSW
20
0.7
S
6
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
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
11
11
11
45
90
90
87
194
216
30
20
422
448
448
553
596
619
283
369
425
376
263
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
19
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
214
210
26
19
9
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
SSE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
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
0.9
NE
4
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
43
43
32
29
66
83
71
64
62
11
9
19
29
73
69
10
24
42
32
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
2
2
637
637
494
371
2
2
101
101
0
2
2
2
79
101
375
128
0
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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