The Pass Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.64° S 153.63° E)

Surf Forecasts:

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 May 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 23.2° 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 6AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	4631	4434	3822	3369	2814	2467	2222	2031	1001	989	1891	1925	1909	1862	1768	1725	1718	1778	1809	1840	1835	1898	1898	1728
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:06AM1.44m				3:06PM1.07m				3:02AM1.33m					4:05PM1.17m			3:54AM1.24m					4:56PM1.28m
Low Tide				8:59AM0.22m				8:45PM0.44m				9:45AM0.21m				9:57PM0.46m					10:26AM0.19m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:58	—	—
mm	1	1	1	—	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	20	19	19	21	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	17	16	16	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	21	21	21	20	21	20	20	20	22	23	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 18	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	9	8	30	27	2814	2467	2222	2031	1001	989	1891	1925	1909	1862	1768	1725	1718	1778	1809	1840	1835	1898	1898	1728
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 17	—	—	—	E 11	E 11	S 13	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 13	SSE 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	922	828	3	—	—	—	6	6	5	25	24	21	21	19	56	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4631	4434	3822	3369	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	53	53	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	9

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