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The Pass Surf Guide

Amazons in Alabama is a fairly exposed beach/Jetty break. The optimum conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the best wave direction is from the east southeast. The beach breaks offer left-handers. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of rips and sharks.

The Pass Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty	2	rarely breaks	27.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Pass:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Pass occur when a East-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf The Pass (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing The Pass with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in May while 1% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 98% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

98%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore The Pass Location Map

Interactive The Pass surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to The Pass is Tyndall Afb (Panama City) Airport (PAM) in USA, 16 km (10 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to The Pass is Eglin Afb (Valparaiso) Airport (VPS) in Usa (florida, 86 km (53 miles) away.

Map Icons:
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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

The Pass Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 10 June 2026, 08:57 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 10
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SE	S	S
Period (s)	4	4	3	3
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at The Pass

Current tide and informaton

For Channel entrance, Saint Andrew Bay, Florida, 1 km from The Pass.

Next High Water: 06:36am | 0.42m

Next Low Water: 04:17pm | 0.06m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

The Pass Sea Temperature

A hot and sunny day, feeling like 30.0 °C even after we account for wind, and very warm water temperature (27.0 °C) too at The Pass. Surfers may need a thin summer wetsuit or at least a rash vest to block the UV.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 27.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite