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The Pass on the North Coast is a quite exposed point break that has consistent surf The best wind direction is from the southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east northeast. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Often Crowded. Watch out for rips, rocks, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and locals.

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Overall The Pass Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see The Pass surf quality by season and The Pass surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to New South Wales - North Coast surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of The Pass

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Pass:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Tallows Beach	1 mi
Second closest break	Wategos	1 mi
Third closest break	The Wreck	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Suffolk Park	4 mi
Fifth closest break	Broken Head	5 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Pass:
Closest wave buoy	W Hawaii Buoy	4498 mi
Second closest wave buoy	SW Hawaii Buoy	4536 mi
Third closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4647 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	NW Hawaii Buoy	4702 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	N Hawaii 1 Buoy	5027 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Pass:
Closest tide station	Brunswick Heads, Australia	7 mi
Second closest tide station	Ballina, Australia	16 mi
Third closest tide station	Kingscliff, Australia	25 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Point Danger, Australia	33 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Tweed River, Australia	33 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Pass:
Closest ski area	Selwyn Snowfields (Australia)	586 mi
Second closest ski area	Perisher (Australia)	617 mi
Third closest ski area	Charlotte Pass (Australia)	621 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Thredbo (Australia)	626 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Falls Creek (Australia)	678 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Pass:
Closest city location	Byron Bay (Australia)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Brunswick Heads (Australia)	7 mi
Third closest city location	Federal (Australia)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	East Ballina (Australia)	16 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ballina (Australia)	17 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Pass is Gold Coast Coolangatta Airport (OOL) in Australia, which is 54 km (34 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Pass is Brisbane International Airport (BNE), also in Australia, 148 km (92 miles) away.
• The third closest airport is Coffs Harbour (Coff's Harbour) Airport (CFS), also in Australia, 194 km (120 miles) away.