The Pass surf break

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 AEST
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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
21.2° 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 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)77756666664566676666661010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)595152554753657147474569139187232312182132924230222033
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
1.58
6:13AM
1.12
6:29PM
1.61
6:50AM
1.22
7:05PM
1.60
7:25AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:12AM
0.23
12:29AM
0.17
12:01PM
0.17
1:01AM
0.12
12:43PM
0.13
1:30AM
0.09
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------5:39-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-5:38-------5:38-------5:39------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-3--------
Temp. °C201919181717172022212020191919191920201918161620
Feels °C (?)171618191717182020191818181817171819191716131318
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at The Pass (light winds from the SSW at Cape Byron Automatic Weather Station 1 km from The Pass). 0.7m 7s swell from the NE with a 0.2m 10s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 18 min ago

17 km/h
SSW
Cross-Off
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