The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Pass sea temperature is

20.6° 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 (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 7AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	E 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 11	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	400	14	16	16	30	30	250	235	201	193	177	27	137	92	68	27	35	35	35	26	26	9	26	32
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSE	SE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	W	WSW	WSW	NE	NNE	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:28AM0.93m				7:00PM1.55m					7:09AM0.98m				7:36PM1.62m				7:45AM1.03m				8:09PM1.67m
Low Tide		1:06AM0.35m			12:10PM0.23m					1:41AM0.28m			12:51PM0.17m					2:14AM0.21m				1:29PM0.12m


	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	13	15	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	18	18	17	17	16	15	15	18	21	20	18	16
Feels °C	14	12	11	13	15	15	15	16	16	13	13	15	17	18	17	16	15	14	14	16	19	17	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 7	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	400	388	382	319	313	255	250	235	201	193	177	162	137	92	68	27	35	35	35	26	26	9	26	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 4	ESE 5	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SE 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	10	10	4	16	30	30	31	30	30	28	27	27	13	3	7	46	43	41	19	28	17	7	4	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	ESE 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 12	S 10	SE 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 7	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 7	SE 7
kJ	13	14	16	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	13	17	16	12	12	13	12	9	9	4	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 3	SSW 3	—	—	ENE 7	—	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	ENE 6	NE 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	1	—	—	5	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	26	2	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	6	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	229	210	6
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	8	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6

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