Blue Holes surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 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
22.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
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4
4
2
3
2
2
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
624
683
643
791
745
894
1680
1887
2550
3114
3469
3378
3424
3156
2953
2494
2169
2191
1867
1697
1647
1493
1283
1169
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
0
WNW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:13AM0.70m
6:39PM0.69m
8:54AM0.77m
8:51PM0.66m
9:08AM0.85m
10:24PM0.62m
Low Tide
2:05PM0.67m
1:39AM0.57m
3:38PM0.61m
1:37AM0.60m
4:55PM0.55m
1:10AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:43
5:43
5:42
Temp °C
19
19
26
28
26
22
22
21
21
21
26
25
23
21
21
20
20
20
22
23
21
20
19
18
14
13
20
26
22
17
18
17
16
16
22
21
20
18
18
17
18
17
18
19
18
17
15
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
624
683
643
791
745
894
1680
1887
2550
3114
3469
3378
3424
3156
2953
2494
2169
2191
1867
1697
1647
1493
1283
1169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
Energy kJ
32
357
534
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1.5
S
5
1.7
SSW
7
Energy kJ
2
12
9
14
19
36
134
241
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
128
652
2
2
0
2
2
101
188
659
875
637
637
875
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
7
5
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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