Surf-Forecast | No Pass Surf Guide

No Pass Surf Guide

No Pass in Humboldt is an exposed reef break that has quite consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. There is a left hand reef break. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of sharks, rips, rocks and locals.

No Pass Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	2	fairly consistent	11.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing No Pass:

The best conditions reported for surf at No Pass occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf No Pass (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing No Pass with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 30% of the time in January while 67% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

30%

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

blown out

67%

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

too small

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

Explore No Pass Location Map

Interactive No 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 nearest passenger airport to No Pass is Chico Muni Airport (CIC) in USA, which is 191 km (119 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to No Pass is Beale Afb (Marysville) Airport (BAB), also in USA, 247 km (153 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Surf Rating (10 Max)
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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.

No Pass Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 19 June 2026, 22:05 Local Time

m, °C	Fri		Sat
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	18	18	18	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	glass

Tides at No Pass

Current tide and informaton

For Shelter Cove, California, 1 km from No Pass.

Next High Water: 03:30am | 1.6m

Next Low Water: 10:24am | -0.08m

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

No Pass Sea Temperature

The No Pass water temperature is rather cold (11.7 °C). Although it will be cloudy today, air temperatures will be relatively mild, feeling like 14.0 °C, so feeling about the same in the water as out of it. A winter steamer or even a good quality spring wetsuit and neoprene boots should suffice. Wear a hood and gloves if you have not been surfing for a while.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit and neoprene boots.