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/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Pass today?
The current surf forecast for The Pass at 12PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1512 | 1369 | 1235 | 1130 | 1030 | 1030 | 924 | 907 | 789 | 759 | 679 | 679 | 680 | 698 | 586 | 520 | 520 | 500 | 440 | 377 | 356 | 301 | 301 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:51AM0.96m | 10:21PM1.47m | 10:35AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.41m | 11:26AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.30m | 3:34PM0.26m | 5:06AM0.35m | 4:14PM0.32m | 5:58AM0.38m | 4:59PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
23 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1512 | 1369 | 1235 | 1130 | 1030 | 1030 | 924 | 907 | 789 | 759 | 679 | 679 | 680 | 698 | 586 | 520 | 520 | 500 | 440 | 377 | 356 | 301 | 301 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | S 18 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 15 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 2 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
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