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The Pass surf break

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 AEDT
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
26.0° 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 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)6ft (1.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
Period(s) (?)8887711111111111111101011111010101010111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3393033193633593101106118312931100945928836789819804639626520433369357256279
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglassonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
1.75
10:12PM
1.10
10:31AM
1.75
10:50PM
1.13
11:05AM
1.70
11:32PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.11
3:55AM
0.08
5:09PM
0.09
4:33AM
0.12
5:43PM
0.08
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:45-------7:45----
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C212324242322201920232424222120192127302726252423
Feels °C (?)202120191919181818212222222220182127292625252321
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