Surf Forecasts:
Fausse Passe surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, SSW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 20s period, SSW swell with 2,896 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Fausse Passe this week:
The surf forecast for Fausse Passe over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Fausse Passe in the next 16 days are 1.9m 20s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 9s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sun 19th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 20s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Fausse Passe over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 240 | 935 | 1175 | 837 | 1219 | 2000 | 2276 | 1327 | 864 | 596 | 542 | 424 | 596 | 846 | 671 | 413 | 205 | 156 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:32PM1.38m | 10:27AM1.05m | 11:09PM1.32m | 11:17AM1.03m | 11:45PM1.25m | 12:10PM0.99m | 00:20AM1.16m | 1:08PM0.96m | 00:56AM1.06m | 2:16PM0.93m | 1:38AM0.97m | 3:35PM0.93m | 2:33AM0.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.30m | 4:34PM0.11m | 5:33AM0.28m | 5:17PM0.23m | 6:14AM0.27m | 6:01PM0.35m | 6:56AM0.28m | 6:49PM0.47m | 7:42AM0.29m | 7:47PM0.57m | 8:33AM0.30m | 9:03PM0.64m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 9 | 50 | 24 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | ESE 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 171 | 413 | 372 | 1175 | 837 | 287 | 2000 | 2276 | 1327 | 864 | 596 | 542 | 424 | 207 | 617 | 437 | 246 | 147 | 135 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 21 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 160 | 134 | 935 | 227 | 176 | 1219 | 485 | 234 | 308 | 280 | 134 | 234 | 378 | 298 | 150 | 213 | 147 | 123 | 43 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 21 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 18 | 240 | 79 | 413 | 492 | 515 | 316 | 466 | 341 | 331 | 215 | 99 | 168 | 144 | 39 | 23 | 81 | 61 | 70 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NNE 4 | E 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 317 | 24 | 715 | 26 | 12 | 561 | 560 | 401 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 596 | 846 | 671 | 413 | 205 | 156 | 157 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1231 | 564 | 1233 | 1231 | 1231 | 1235 | 1235 | 80 | 80 | 1416 | 110 |
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