The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.64° S 153.63° E

Issued: 9 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pass sea temperature is

20.7°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 (09 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 12AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	9s
Evening (09 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).
	Tue 8		Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	16	616	542	488	436	366	328	352	295	257	295	839	1117	1847	1859	1597	1260	1344
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SW	SSW	SW	S	E	NE	NE	SE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	5:59PM1.72m				6:22AM1.15m				6:44PM1.77m					7:05AM1.26m				7:25PM1.76m
Low Tide			00:41AM0.09m				12:11PM0.06m					1:19AM0.03m			12:58PM0.01m


	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	18	18	16	16	15	18	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	17	18	18	18	17
Feels °C	14	15	14	14	13	17	17	16	16	17	14	11	10	11	12	12	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 18	E 14	S 23	SE 10	SSE 23
kJ	16	7	15	488	436	366	328	352	295	257	56	14	14	6	4	11	49	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SE 12	E 8	E 15	S 20	E 15	E 15	E 14	SSE 23	E 15
kJ	10	10	5	14	14	14	14	14	14	38	13	4	8	4	4	4	53	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	E 16	ESE 13	E 9	NE 6	S 21	E 15	—	S 23	E 14	E 15	NE 15
kJ	—	1	—	2	2	2	2	5	17	13	1	8	4	—	43	4	4	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NNE 2	—	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	509	616	542	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	295	839	1117	1847	1859	1597	1260	1344
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	257	53	13	2	0	0	2	0	0	257	92	0	1	13	229	274	274	274
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales		Arrawarra	Snapper Point	Arrawarra	Angourie Point	Lennox Head	Mullaway	Angourie Point	The Pass		Arrawarra	Arrawarra	Black Rock	Brunswick Heads North
Rating (10 max)		3	2	4	3	3	2	2	2		2	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast	JD Reef NSW - Newcastle	Left Point VIC - Phillip Island	Guillotines NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	8	7	6	6	6	2	5	5	9	5	4	5	4	5	4
Header Global	Supertubes Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	May's Point Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bancoora Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	8	7	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	7	7	5	6	5	9

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