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The Pass surf break

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
24.7° 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 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)131313121212121111111111111111101010101011111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3213328029952854276224132292207621282147194517911647145914321262119212831192121511921080884936
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
1.73
10:42AM
1.02
11:18PM
1.66
11:46AM
0.92
12:24AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
0.07
5:05AM
0.17
4:24PM
0.15
6:14AM
0.24
5:21PM
0.24
7:30AM
0.29
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:07-
Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----111--1--111112------
Temp. °C222121211917162021212120171616192021211919171721
Feels °C (?)171616171513121616161717151313151617171616141417
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