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The Pass surf break

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 18 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 10PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.4
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
Period(s) (?)8888888889988888877711111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92102288457470403403270262631671594445435331353344273295348382123412801235
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
1.03
9:24AM
1.72
9:35PM
1.07
9:58AM
1.75
10:12PM
1.10
10:31AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
0.19
2:43AM
0.10
4:03PM
0.14
3:19AM
0.07
4:36PM
0.11
3:55AM
0.08
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise------6:03-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-7:46-------7:46-------7:45------
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--1311233232-----1-----1
Temp. °C262524232222222324232222222222242423232220192022
Feels °C (?)252525232323222324222019191919212120191818171820
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