The Pass Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 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 3AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy 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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
303
232
280
302
300
266
265
221
215
63
57
59
59
59
41
59
45
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
0
E
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:20AM0.96m
1:49PM1.21m
1:26AM0.85m
3:05PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.56m
6:36AM0.34m
8:25PM0.62m
7:36AM0.40m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
16
17
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
17
16
14
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
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