The Pass Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pass sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.5° 

The Pass surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Pass today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
280
310
300
273
232
232
191
55
57
59
59
47
55
59
44
47
70
81
75
70
74
84
81
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:20AM0.96m
1:49PM1.21m
1:26AM0.85m
3:05PM1.21m
3:01AM0.80m
4:16PM1.27m
Low Tide
6:36AM0.34m
8:25PM0.62m
7:36AM0.40m
10:07PM0.59m
8:54AM0.42m
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
17
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
14
14
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
18
17
16
16
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