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The Pass Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Pass surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Pass sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Pass today?
The current surf forecast for The Pass at 9PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | |
219 | 219 | 1728 | 2121 | 2419 | 2990 | 3230 | 3533 | 3562 | 7115 | 7253 | 6894 | 6691 | 5346 | 4603 | 4349 | 4369 | 4185 | 3931 | 3682 | 3371 | 3107 | 3466 | 3171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:42AM0.94m | 00:08AM1.66m | 12:49PM0.94m | 1:07AM1.55m | 1:59PM0.99m | 2:06AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.21m | 7:08AM0.20m | 6:17PM0.30m | 8:06AM0.22m | 7:29PM0.38m | 8:59AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 |
 kJ | 219 | 219 | 177 | 146 | 118 | 71 | 822 | 1321 | 2329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2497 | 2964 | 3171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 1646 | 1667 | 1728 | 2121 | 2419 | 2990 | 3230 | 3533 | 3562 | 7115 | 7253 | 6894 | 6691 | 5346 | 4603 | 4349 | 4369 | 4185 | 3931 | 3682 | 3371 | 3107 | 3466 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 274 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 53 | 58 | 223 | 223 | 256 | 720 | 223 | 58 | 53 | 53 | 58 | 620 | 620 | 728 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 1 | 1 |
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