Surf Forecasts:
Pass (Ovaka) surf forecast from 2 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period, SW swell with 1,972 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Pass (Ovaka) this week:
The surf forecast for Pass (Ovaka) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Pass (Ovaka) in the next 16 days are 1.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Wed 8th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Pass (Ovaka) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 658 | 637 | 1292 | 1201 | 1189 | 1289 | 1124 | 885 | 661 | 540 | 458 | 267 | 225 | 168 | 168 | 233 | 546 | 1816 | 1958 | 1661 | 1380 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.07m | 9:57PM0.99m | 9:55AM1.05m | 10:38PM1.00m | 10:38AM1.03m | 11:19PM1.02m | 11:24AM1.02m | 00:02AM1.05m | 12:14PM1.00m | 00:47AM1.09m | 1:08PM1.00m | 1:37AM1.13m | 2:07PM1.01m | 2:30AM1.18m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:40PM0.22m | 3:48AM0.36m | 4:19PM0.24m | 4:33AM0.37m | 4:58PM0.26m | 5:20AM0.36m | 5:38PM0.27m | 6:09AM0.34m | 6:23PM0.27m | 7:03AM0.30m | 7:12PM0.27m | 7:59AM0.25m | 8:06PM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 658 | 637 | 173 | 115 | 1189 | 1289 | 1124 | 885 | 661 | 540 | 458 | 267 | 225 | 168 | 168 | 157 | 546 | 1816 | 1958 | 1661 | 1380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | ENE 8 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 275 | 261 | 63 | 45 | 75 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 75 | 102 | 122 | 73 | 289 | 137 | 127 | 114 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 9 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | E 10 | SW 18 | NE 9 | SW 24 | NE 9 | SW 15 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 70 | 13 | 11 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 17 | 48 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 233 | 148 | 60 | 96 | 62 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1292 | 1201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 59 | 77 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2109 | 2150 | 1149 | 285 | 1514 | 925 | 285 | 916 | 286 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 578 | 611 |
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