Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pass today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pass at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
232 | 280 | 310 | 300 | 273 | 232 | 232 | 191 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 47 | 55 | 59 | 44 | 47 | 70 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 84 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:20AM0.96m | 1:49PM1.21m | 1:26AM0.85m | 3:05PM1.21m | 3:01AM0.80m | 4:16PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.34m | 8:25PM0.62m | 7:36AM0.40m | 10:07PM0.59m | 8:54AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
232 | 280 | 310 | 300 | 273 | 232 | 232 | 191 | 52 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 28 | 59 | 44 | 47 | 70 | 81 | 75 | 70 | 74 | 84 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 |
15 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 55 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 13 | — | — | SSE 10 | — | ESE 9 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | E 14 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 |
29 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 17 | 40 | 41 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | 47 | 55 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 256 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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