The Pass surf break

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 11 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
24.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Pass today?

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (11 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)888888999998888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)460360284262228149232249254213193184180176144147136157130163141188183203
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
1.07
4:07AM
1.17
3:30PM
0.95
5:11AM
1.23
4:45PM
0.88
6:07AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
0.30
10:17AM
0.64
9:57PM
0.33
11:46AM
0.60
10:55PM
0.33
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-
Sunset-7:46-------7:46-------7:46------
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1111111----------1---
Temp. °C292725242323242425252423232223252625242423232326
Feels °C (?)293028262422252527272624242323262625252625252527
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