The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Pass sea temperature is

20.5° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 13						Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 11	N 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	51	38	39	26	20	20	20	20	20	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	7	2	2	936	1020	846
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	ESE	NE	N	WNW	W	W	WSW	SW	SSW	SE	SSE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	6:43AM1.03m					7:18PM1.89m				7:38AM1.06m				8:08PM1.96m				8:28AM1.10m				8:55PM1.96m
Low Tide			12:28PM0.03m					2:07AM0.05m				1:20PM-0.03m				2:54AM0.01m				2:10PM-0.05m				3:39AM-0.00m


	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35
	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	2	1
Temp °C	14	16	18	17	17	17	16	15	14	15	18	17	16	16	14	13	12	14	17	17	17	17	14	15
Feels °C	11	14	17	15	15	14	12	12	11	12	15	14	15	14	11	10	8	10	12	11	11	12	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 5	S 4	S 4	S 7	S 7	ESE 9	S 12	N 10	N 10	—	S 12	E 11
kJ	51	38	28	29	47	31	30	25	24	22	12	5	7	6	6	4	9	9	11	2	2	—	132	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 12	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	32	39	26	18	17	10	10	20	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	12	7	2	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	SE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	SE 7	S 14	SE 7	N 10	E 11	—	—	—	—
kJ	22	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	9	6	5	2	5	5	5	2	4	2	2	2	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	S 8	—	—	NNE 2	—	W 2	W 3	WSW 3	WSW 2	SSW 5	S 4	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	S 4	S 5	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	1	33	—	—	1	—	2	1	1	1	5	4	—	—	—	5	11	18	55	297	595	936	1020	846
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Suffolk Park NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	0	215	1	1	6	6	6	13	256	342	323	274	321	290	229	274	274	274	13	13	53	2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Black Rock	Black Rock	Lennox Head		Dreamtime	Lennox Head	Backsides	Dreamtime	North wall	Dreamtime											Brunswick Heads North	Brunswick Heads North		Byron Bay - The Wreck
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1											2	3		2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Butterbox NSW - Sydney North Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Kingston Norfolk Island	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Kingston Norfolk Island	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	2	5	5	2	4	8	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	5
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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