The Pass surf break

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
24.3° 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 12PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
1.6
SE
12
2.2
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
926
745
1080
1970
1974
919
1037
731
1351
1192
1126
968
945
613
778
789
733
751
635
643
547
480
297
441
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:02PM0.87m
1:36AM1.51m
2:25PM0.89m
2:46AM1.47m
3:39PM0.97m
3:49AM1.44m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.29m
6:31PM0.32m
8:46AM0.29m
7:53PM0.37m
9:49AM0.26m
9:14PM0.38m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
cloud
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:09
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
17
20
21
21
20
20
20
18
18
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
20
20
20
19
13
16
16
16
15
15
16
14
15
17
18
18
17
18
17
18
18
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.9
ESE
8
Energy kJ
607
718
836
4
4
449
373
341
4
4
4
4
123
71
54
36
16
4
16
16
30
27
183
441
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
22
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
8
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
11
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
926
745
1080
1970
1974
919
1037
731
1351
1192
1126
968
945
613
778
789
733
751
635
643
547
480
297
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
1
2
2
53
53
53
1
13
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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