The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Pass sea temperature is

20.3°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Pass today (28 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (28 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 28								Saturday 29								Sunday 30
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 15	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	427	318	341	56	302	718	671	604	515	496	411	338	338	370	218	500	319	471	462	573	530	488	215	156
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SSE	S	S	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	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				7:52AM1.21m				8:08PM1.69m				8:27AM1.28m				8:40PM1.65m				9:03AM1.34m				9:13PM1.58m
Low Tide		2:07AM0.10m				1:42PM0.07m				2:36AM0.05m				2:20PM0.07m				3:06AM0.03m				2:59PM0.10m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	18	19	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	16	17	15	17	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	15	15	15	16	16	15	16	16	15	14	14	15	14	15	16	14	12	12	11	13	13	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 9	SSE 10	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSE 10	E 8	E 10	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	306	318	341	304	302	718	671	604	515	496	411	338	338	56	218	52	36	36	136	36	47	43	98	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	NE 7	E 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 8	N 10	—	NE 15	E 9	E 9
kJ	71	54	52	45	34	37	38	54	55	55	57	54	56	2	54	4	4	4	36	2	—	8	42	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 13	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 7	—	NE 10	—	—	—	N 10	E 15	N 10	NE 15	S 18	NE 13
kJ	24	23	22	56	120	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	2	—	4	—	—	—	2	4	2	8	6	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 6
kJ	427	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	370	62	500	319	471	462	573	530	488	215	156
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	53	53	13	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	2	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	9	9	9	5	5	5	4	5	4	6	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	6	5	5

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