The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 9 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Pass sea temperature is

20.3°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 (28 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 4PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (28 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 28						Saturday 29								Sunday 30
	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)	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 15	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	341	56	302	634	671	604	515	436	411	338	338	388	500	180	253	407	335	592	510	456	172	114
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:52AM1.21m				8:08PM1.69m				8:27AM1.28m				8:40PM1.65m				9:03AM1.34m				9:13PM1.58m
Low Tide				1:42PM0.07m				2:36AM0.05m				2:20PM0.07m				3:06AM0.03m				2:59PM0.10m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	20	19	18	17	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	17	16	16	15	17	18	18	17	18
Feels °C	16	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	12	12	12	14	14	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 10	E 8	E 8	SSE 10	E 8	E 10	E 9	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	341	304	302	634	671	604	515	436	411	338	338	55	54	180	36	35	106	36	47	43	125	98
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	E 9	NE 7	NE 10	E 8	NE 10	NE 10	E 8	N 10	NE 15	NE 15	E 9	E 9
kJ	52	45	34	37	38	54	54	55	57	58	56	2	4	52	4	4	35	2	8	8	42	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 13	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 7	NE 11	NE 7	N 16	N 7	NE 10	—	—	NE 10	E 15	NE 12	S 14	NE 14	NE 13
kJ	22	56	120	5	5	5	5	5	2	4	2	5	1	4	—	—	4	4	5	15	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 7	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	388	500	124	253	407	335	592	510	456	172	114
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	13	2	2	2	1	53	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	3	3	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	5

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