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The Pass Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
24.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Pass today?
The current surf forecast for The Pass at 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | |
472 | 495 | 466 | 432 | 459 | 428 | 444 | 456 | 505 | 646 | 558 | 503 | 517 | 517 | 493 | 452 | 430 | 493 | 493 | 430 | 419 | 353 | 337 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:35PM1.18m | 4:30AM1.39m | 5:21PM1.35m | 5:22AM1.38m | 6:07PM1.51m | 6:13AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM0.37m | 11:03AM0.09m | 11:24PM0.28m | 11:43AM0.03m | 00:22AM0.18m | 12:24PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 137 | 98 | 95 | 123 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 88 | 57 | 37 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 32 | 419 | 353 | — | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 20 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 13 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 91 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 67 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 28 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 15 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 23 | S 21 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 472 | 495 | 466 | 432 | 459 | 428 | 444 | 456 | 505 | 646 | 558 | 503 | 517 | 517 | 493 | 452 | 430 | 493 | 493 | 430 | — | — | 337 | 358 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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