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/ Florida – Gulf (38 breaks) / Florida (155 breaks) /
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The Pass surfForecast / Florida – Gulf / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Pass surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Pass sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Pass today?
The current surf forecast for The Pass at 6PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | WNW 3 | S 6 | W 4 | NW 3 | S 5 | WNW 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | W 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:19AM0.26m | 9:33PM0.19m | 7:46AM0.32m | 7:48AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.16m | 10:11PM0.19m | 4:56PM0.07m | 5:50PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | 7:29 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | W 3 | W 4 | S 6 | S 5 | WNW 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — |
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | W 4 | NW 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 718 | 1417 | 718 | 1545 | 447 | 466 | 479 | 534 | 176 | 534 | 640 | 431 | 426 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 417 | 716 | 875 | 906 | 418 | 418 | 488 | 566 |
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