Fausse Passe 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 22.57° S 166.47° E

Issued: 10 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fausse Passe sea temperature is

22.7° C

Fausse Passe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fausse Passe today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fausse Passe at 6PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+11) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	17s
Evening (20 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

Table - waves today at Fausse Passe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 17	S 17	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1588	1327	1138	875	803	773	696	669	651	731	671	378	637	721	730	656	645	617	582	498	532	505
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			12:10PM0.99m				00:20AM1.16m				1:08PM0.96m				00:56AM1.06m					2:16PM0.93m
Low Tide	6:14AM0.27m				6:01PM0.35m				6:56AM0.28m				6:49PM0.47m				7:42AM0.29m				7:47PM0.57m


	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—
mm	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	22	22	23	22	22	21	21	21	21	20	21	21	21	21	20	20	21	20	21	21	20
Feels °C	18	21	21	23	22	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	14	13	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 17	S 17	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	660	446	329	287	803	773	696	669	651	731	671	251	372	303	298	294	617	617	582	437	427	337
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSW 13	SE 13	SSW 17	SE 12	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1588	1327	1138	875	249	197	162	125	212	208	205	378	166	290	120	487	198	152	150	198	150	111
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	S 9	S 18	S 18	SE 13	SSW 17	SE 13	SSW 16	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 6	SSW 12
kJ	346	341	336	281	231	221	215	212	25	162	162	166	297	132	198	118	114	87	90	71	22	86
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	826	646	627	—	—	—	—	—	96	125	52	61	637	721	730	656	645	599	574	498	532	505
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4
Distance (km)	32	8	0	0	0	0	0	80	110	1231	1231	1231	1235	1235	1235	1235	1235	150	1235	1240	1235	110
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3									3				4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Dumbea Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Rights New-Caledonia	Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia									La Roche Percee (Bonhomme de Bourail) New-Caledonia				Ouano Lefts New-Caledonia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3									3				4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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