The Pass Surf Forecast

/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.64° S 153.63° E)

Surf Forecasts:

The Pass surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 AEST

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 24.3° 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 12PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Apr)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (23 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (23 Apr)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 23						Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sun 26
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	926	745	1080	1970	1974	919	1037	731	1351	1192	1126	968	945	613	778	789	733	751	635	643	547	480	297	441
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide				1:02PM0.87m				1:36AM1.51m				2:25PM0.89m				2:46AM1.47m				3:39PM0.97m				3:49AM1.44m
Low Tide		7:30AM0.29m			6:31PM0.32m					8:46AM0.29m				7:53PM0.37m				9:49AM0.26m				9:14PM0.38m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09
	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—	—	5:16
mm	1	1	—	—	1	1	—	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	2	2	1	2	—	—	1	2	—	—
Temp °C	17	20	21	21	20	20	20	18	18	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	21	22	22	22	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	13	16	16	16	15	15	16	14	15	17	18	18	17	18	17	18	18	17	18	18	17	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 12	SE 11	ESE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	NE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	ENE 8	ESE 8
kJ	607	718	836	4	4	449	373	341	4	4	4	4	123	71	54	36	16	4	16	16	30	27	183	441
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	22	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 15	—	—	N 14	—	N 13	N 10	N 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	4	—	4	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	—
kJ	926	745	1080	1970	1974	919	1037	731	1351	1192	1126	968	945	613	778	789	733	751	635	643	547	480	297	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	Wategos NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	1	1	2	2	53	53	53	1	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	Arrawarra	Black Rock	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Byron Bay - The Wreck				Turners Beach	Brunswick Heads North	Black Rock	Brunswick River-South	Emerald Beach	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Emerald Beach	The Pass	The Pass	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Diggers	Emerald Beach
Rating (10 max)	4	2	2	2				3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Depot Beach NSW - South Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Point Lonsdale VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Lebu Chile	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Buchupureo Chile	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	4

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