The Pass Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pass sea temperature is
19.9° C
0.7° 

The Pass surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Pass today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 12PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
7
1.1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
398
485
485
509
482
505
475
287
524
505
406
420
437
348
269
202
281
244
283
266
251
121
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:48AM1.28m
11:35PM1.11m
12:42PM1.24m
00:20AM0.96m
1:49PM1.21m
Low Tide
5:17AM0.18m
5:49PM0.45m
5:52AM0.26m
6:54PM0.56m
6:36AM0.34m
8:25PM0.62m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
15
15
16
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
15
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
17
15
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