Pass (Ovaka) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.77° S 174.09° W

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Pass (Ovaka) sea temperature is

24.6° C

Pass (Ovaka) 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 Pass (Ovaka) today (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Pass (Ovaka) at 10AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s
Evening (18 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s

Table - waves today at Pass (Ovaka). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 21°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Saturday 18							Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 22	S 22	SSW 21
Wave Graph
kJ	906	883	930	1001	1428	974	974	974	857	846	785	682	672	1864	1093	1045	1607	1583	908	669	634	600	735
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:05AM1.25m				10:45PM1.21m				11:02AM1.18m				11:38PM1.18m				11:59AM1.11m
Low Tide	3:55AM0.16m					4:26PM0.06m				4:54AM0.18m				5:19PM0.13m				5:52AM0.22m				6:11PM0.20m


	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	21	21	22	22	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	23
Feels °C	15	14	14	16	15	15	15	16	15	16	16	17	15	17	16	17	16	17	16	16	18	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SW 16	SSE 14	SSE 13	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSW 21
kJ	906	883	930	1001	1428	974	974	974	857	846	785	682	672	416	1093	1045	411	406	908	669	551	469	735
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 13	SW 16	SW 16	S 13	S 12	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSE 13
kJ	499	505	546	553	553	411	406	400	395	370	365	370	395	17	416	411	117	148	400	395	380	375	277
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	SE 10	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	S 15	S 14	S 13	SSW 26	S 25	S 12	S 12	S 22	S 22	S 11
kJ	31	47	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	4	16	56	220	439	146	141	634	600	116
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 14	E 7	E 7	SE 13	SE 13	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 7
kJ	465	406	395	366	240	335	335	345	307	293	277	237	282	1864	159	150	1607	1583	178	167	220	212	192
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
Distance (km)	925	916	916	916	916	916	916	916	916	916	916	916	1865	1865	861	916	861	861	861	874	1514	874	841
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	7	7

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