The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pass sea temperature is

20.1° 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 (15 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	6s
Evening (15 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 15								Sunday 16								Monday 17
	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	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	273	28	28	29	219	201	269	360	394	419	404	321	251	217	216	296	393	428	312	333	353	392	464	464
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				9:34AM1.31m				9:48PM1.64m					10:16AM1.33m				10:23PM1.46m				11:00AM1.32m
Low Tide		3:40AM0.01m				3:26PM0.07m					4:12AM0.05m				4:11PM0.18m				4:44AM0.11m				4:57PM0.32m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	1	—	—	1	2	4	2	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	2	2	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	16	17	17	18	17	16	15	15	16	19	18	17	17	17	16	17	18	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	12	11	11	13	14	13	13	13	12	11	12	13	15	15	14	12	12	12	13	14	13	13	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	SSE 18	SSE 18	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 16	S 10
kJ	28	28	28	29	29	29	29	30	31	31	32	33	31	33	33	31	60	60	69	72	54	38	26	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 19	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 15	S 8	S 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 17	E 10	E 10	E 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	S 16	SSW 14
kJ	34	26	23	18	5	8	37	37	36	34	63	60	58	59	59	59	17	16	27	31	29	27	21	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 8	SSE 12	N 8	—	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	ESE 8	SE 8	E 15	E 15	E 14	S 12	SSE 12	S 15	S 12	E 13	E 13	E 9
kJ	3	3	3	1	15	1	—	5	5	5	5	4	7	11	4	4	4	11	30	4	43	3	3	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	S 7	S 6	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	273	245	220	255	219	201	269	360	394	419	404	321	251	217	216	296	393	428	312	333	353	392	464	464
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	13	53	13	13	13	2	2	2	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	7	7	5	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5

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