The Pass Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s check out what’s brewing at The Pass over the next couple of weeks.

The Pass – Look, it’s a bit of a mixed bag to start. Thursday, the 10th of September, we’ve got a solid 12ft SSE swell, but the wind is honking 30 km/h from the south, making it a cross-off breeze. The water is a normal 69°F for this time of year, so no shock there. The combined energy is a strong 1782, but conditions are marginal and the tide might be a pain. By afternoon, the swell drops to 10ft from the same direction, and the wind turns more offshore, but it’s still a fresh breeze, so it won’t be clean. This ain’t the one to chase.

Friday, the 11th, the swell eases to 8ft in the morning with light rain and a 15 km/h south wind – still cross-off. The energy drops to 799 (moderate). The afternoon cleans up slightly with a 7ft SSE swell and a 20 km/h offshore SE wind, but the period is only 9 seconds, so it’s short and bumpy. Saturday keeps dropping: 6ft on Saturday morning, offshore SE wind at 15 km/h, and the energy is 423 (moderate). The period is 8 seconds – not much shape. By Sunday morning, it’s 4ft from the SE, with a 10-second period and a light offshore breeze – clean, but small. Energy is 496, still moderate.

The real standout is Monday, the 14th of September. The swell is only 3ft from the SSE, but the period stretches to 11 seconds – that’s a nice groundswell – and the wind goes glassy, 5 km/h from the SE. The energy is 192 (weak), but for a point break like The Pass, that long period will wrap in with clean, peeling lines. Crowds are often here, so expect company, but it’ll be worth it. That’s your best window this week.

After Monday, it’s downhill. Tuesday the 15th has a tiny 2ft swell with a 15 km/h cross-on wind from the NNE – chop and no power. Wednesday the 16th morning is dead, but the afternoon sees a brief spike to 7ft from the SE with a 25 km/h offshore wind – energy of 410 (moderate), but the period is a short 7 seconds, so it’s a messy bump.

The second week looks tough. From Thursday the 17th through the 25th, it’s mostly tiny, sub-3ft swells, with persistent cross-on or cross winds from the north. The only glimmer is Tuesday, the 22nd of September, when the wind goes glassy in the morning and we’ve got a 4ft SSE swell with a 10-second period – energy of 329 (moderate). That could be a clean, fun session if the tide works, but the afternoon goes cross-shore again. The rest is a write-off, choppy and weak.

Bottom line: if you want clean waves, get out Monday the 14th. The rest is either too big and windy, or too small and messy. The Pass will come back, but it’s a quiet spell.

-Rusty

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