The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Pass sea temperature is

20.3° 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 (13 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Aug)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (13 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 13								Friday 14								Saturday 15
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	ENE 9	SSE 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	61	61	61	61	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	28	28	28	229	192	178	160	28	115	29	29	195
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:08AM1.21m				8:32PM1.88m				8:51AM1.27m				9:11PM1.78m				9:34AM1.31m				9:48PM1.64m
Low Tide		2:28AM-0.00m				1:57PM-0.05m				3:05AM-0.01m				2:42PM-0.02m				3:40AM0.01m				3:26PM0.07m


	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	17	18	17	16	16	15	13	13	15	18	17	17	17	15	14	14	17	18	19	18	17
Feels °C	10	10	10	13	14	13	13	13	12	10	10	11	14	14	15	15	13	11	11	14	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 7	S 8	E 9	E 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	98	92	66	83	68	181	43	43	302	295	360	440	28	28	28	229	192	178	160	28	29	29	29	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 7	NE 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SSE 15	S 15	S 20	S 10	SSE 19
kJ	61	61	61	61	43	43	2	4	43	43	43	43	3	3	3	28	28	28	28	22	18	7	18	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 5	NNE 6	S 9	NNE 7	NE 10	S 20	NE 10	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 7	N 7	S 19	S 19	SSE 19	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 20	NE 8	S 16	S 19	N 10
kJ	9	5	8	4	27	5	4	8	4	3	3	3	2	1	7	7	35	26	23	8	3	5	29	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	WSW 3	—	—	—	S 8	S 8	—	—	—	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	13	12	2	—	—	—	257	302	—	—	—	708	431	372	297	—	—	—	—	146	115	122	128	195
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brunswick River NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Tallows Beach NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Broken Head NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Broken Head NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Broken Head NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Backdoor 4 NSW - Newcastle	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	13	13	1	1	8	13	2	2	2	8	2	2	2	13	2	0	0	8	2	2	274	552	13	13
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Lennox Head	Turners Beach	Lennox Head	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Black Rock	Lennox Head	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Brunswick Heads North	Arrawarra	Mullaway	Arrawarra	Lennox Head	Lennox Head	Black Rock			Turners Beach	Arrawarra
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1			1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	8	8	9	9	4	4	9	9	8	8	7	7	5	9	5	5	5	5	7	5	4	6	4
Header Global	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	9	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	7	6	7

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