The Pass surf break

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Pass today?

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)888888999999666677776777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1811721721681431421411381189795917788918397881028652464746
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
ESE
0
SE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
1.23
4:45PM
0.88
6:07AM
1.31
5:57PM
0.87
6:54AM
1.40
6:55PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46AM
0.60
10:55PM
0.33
12:52PM
0.51
11:51PM
0.31
1:40PM
0.42
12:41AM
0.26
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:58-------6:00-------6:01-------
Sunset---7:46-------7:46-------7:46----
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C232526262424232224262625242322212226262624242423
Feels °C (?)252626262524232224242423242422222226262726282827
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