The Pass Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, this is Rusty.

We’re looking at a bit of a mixed bag over the next 16 days for The Pass. The start is quiet, but there’s a real standout window of quality surf coming that’s got my attention.

The first usable waves show up on Friday 28 August morning, but it’s ordinary. Small 0.4m SE swell with 15-second period, cross-off wind, and pretty weak energy (101). Not worth rushing for. The afternoon on the 28th is where it first gets interesting – the swell jumps to 1.6m from the SSE at 12 seconds, energy bumps up to moderate (760), and wind is offshore and clean. That’s a solid afternoon surf.

Saturday 29 August and Sunday 30 August have surfable waves in the 1.0–1.9m range, but the wind is cross-off and moderate, and the conditions are described as marginal due to tide or quality. You might find something, but it’s not the best of the run.

Monday 31 August is similar – 1.8m in the morning dropping to 1.5m in the afternoon, but short period (8 to 7 seconds) keeps the energy messy (562 to 322). Best to wait.

Tuesday 1 September is a nice little window. Morning has 1.1m from the SSE with an 11-second period, light cross-off breeze, clean, and energy at 438. Good conditions for a beginner-friendly wave. The Pass is consistent and fairly exposed to the swell, so it’s lining up.

Then we hit a lull. From Wednesday 2 September through Saturday 5 September, it’s poor – small swell, cross-on or onshore winds, choppy. Not worth paddling out. A few tiny pulses around 1.0m but with 5-second windswell – that’s kite-surfing territory, not a proper surf.

Sunday 6 September morning has a tiny 0.4m SE swell (12-second period) but it’s clean, though the afternoon gets messy again. Still not the main event.

The standout is Monday 7 September. That morning you’ve got 2.5m from the SSE at 11 seconds, clean cross-off wind, and the combined energy is a thumping 1455 – strong, powerful. Afternoon is 2.4m with 1340 energy and still cross-off. This is proper long-period groundswell for the point. The Pass handles that direction beautifully (optimum is ENE, and the SSE is close enough for the point setup). This is the call for experienced surfers – it’s too big for beginners at over 2.5m. Crowds are often an issue here, but for a session this clean, it’ll be busy but worth the paddle out. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.

Tuesday 8 September still has good surf – 1.6m in the morning, 1.4m in the afternoon, both with 11-second period and light cross-off wind. Clean, consistent, energy in the 424–578 range. A solid fallback.

From Wednesday 9 September onward, the swell drops away. Small waves, short periods, nothing special. The last few days are mostly poor surf with weak energy (under 130) and messy winds.

So, the real standout is Monday 7 September – that’s an expert-level, clean, powerful day at The Pass. Get on it if you can.

Rusty.

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