The Pass Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.64° S 153.63° E)

Surf Forecasts:

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 24.3° 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 10PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Apr)	-	-
Afternoon (22 Apr)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (22 Apr)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22				Thursday 23								Friday 24								Sat 25
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 11	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	1308	1283	1352	1334	1360	1221	1094	718	1060	1011	970	590	1565	1467	1256	1015	835	835	882	936	404	476	650	620
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide	11:46AM0.92m				00:24AM1.58m					1:02PM0.87m				1:36AM1.51m				2:25PM0.89m				2:46AM1.47m
Low Tide			5:21PM0.24m					7:30AM0.29m			6:31PM0.32m					8:46AM0.29m				7:53PM0.37m				9:49AM0.26m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	5:17
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	—	—	2	2	3	2	3	1	—	1	2
Temp °C	20	21	21	20	18	16	16	19	21	20	20	20	20	20	19	20	21	21	20	20	21	21	21	22
Feels °C	16	16	17	15	14	12	13	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	5	5	5	113	213	430	607	718	635	578	625	497	4	4	180	173	201	123	4	96	84	62	33	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	—	—	12	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 10	—	N 15	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	4	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 11	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1308	1283	1352	1334	1360	1221	1094	634	1060	1011	970	590	1565	1467	1256	1015	835	835	882	936	404	476	650	620
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Little Avalon NSW - Sydney North Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	1	1	2	2	2	4	2	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Distance (km)	13	257	13	1	1	2	2	2	597	53	13	1	1	1	1	13	0	0	0	53	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Brunswick Heads North		Brunswick Heads North	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Lennox Head	Byron Bay - The Wreck			Brunswick River-South	Brunswick River-South	Brunswick River-South	Brunswick River-South	Emerald Beach	Brunswick River-South	The Pass	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Arrawarra	The Pass	Arrawarra	Emerald Beach	The Pass
Rating (10 max)	4		4	4	4	5	4	2			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Arrawarra NSW - North Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	4
Header Global	Outer Pool South Africa	Outer Pool South Africa	Outer Pool South Africa	Heaven South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	9	7	8	7	9	9	8	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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