The Pass Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s have a look at what’s coming our way over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, we’re in a flat spell. The first few days are a write-off. Monday the 27th through to Thursday the 31st of July offer nothing worth paddling for. Tiny scraps, weak energy, and messy conditions. A real quiet start.

We start to see a bit of life on Saturday the 1st of August. The morning is still a bit lumpy with 6ft swell from the SSE, but the afternoon cleans up nicely. Light breezes, the energy picks up to (444), and the sets start wrapping in. Sunday the 2nd keeps that trend going – 4ft of SSE swell in the morning, and by the afternoon we’ve got offshore winds from the SE with 4ft, clean faces, and a solid energy reading (359). The Pass is starting to hum.

Now, the real standout of this whole run is Monday the 3rd of August. The morning session is absolute glass. Swell is 4ft from the SSE, period around 10 seconds, and the wind is dead calm – glassy. The energy is strong (350). This is the kind of morning you wake up early for. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprise there.

There’s a bit of a lull after that, with Tuesday and Wednesday (4th and 5th) offering only average conditions. The energy drops, the swell turns a bit lumpy, and the winds aren’t ideal. Nothing to get excited about.

Then we get a real beauty on the horizon. Friday the 7th of August is where it’s at. The morning is glassy again with a 6ft SSE swell and a huge energy reading (767). The afternoon gets even better – 6ft, clean, cross-off wind from the ENE, and the energy absolutely pumping (1289). That afternoon session is the pick of the whole forecast. The Pass is going to be firing.

Saturday the 8th keeps that energy alive. Morning sees 6ft swell (787), and the afternoon turns offshore from the SE with 7ft and a massive energy reading (1072). This is proper, meaty groundswell for the more experienced crew. The period is 11 seconds, so the sets will have some punch and the lulls will be longer, making it easier to get out the back.

Sunday the 9th of August starts with another glassy morning – 7ft from the SSE and a huge energy of 1013. Absolutely stunning. The afternoon gets a bit cross-shore and messy, so the morning is the clear call.

After that, the energy fades fast. The second week tapers off into smaller, choppier conditions with onshore winds. Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th are not worth your time.

So, to wrap it up: the best windows are the afternoon of Friday the 7th of August and the morning of Saturday the 8th. The Pass is a consistent point break, so it’ll handle the long-period swell well, but it can get crowded, so be ready for company. The glassy mornings on Monday the 3rd and Sunday the 9th are also standouts for clean, smooth waves.

Rusty.

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