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The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
25.5° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Pass today?

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (28 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
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)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SSE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)11111111118887877777777777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)844700622610551311330333285270317371392396386248330302302217218237286295
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47PM
0.94
5:52AM
1.54
6:08PM
0.94
6:53AM
1.68
7:12PM
0.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29AM
0.44
10:49PM
0.23
12:48PM
0.32
11:57PM
0.17
1:46PM
0.20
12:56AM
0.09
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:13-------
Sunset---7:43-------7:43-------7:42----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11-1------
Temp. °C212425232221222324242525242423232324252523222222
Feels °C (?)212323212220202121212223222322222222232422222323
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