Surf Forecasts:
The Pass surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period, SSE swell with 724 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for The Pass this week:
The surf forecast for The Pass over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at The Pass in the next 16 days are 2.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for The Pass over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let's have a look at the 16-day window for The Pass.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next ten days or so are a bit of a grind. There's plenty of knee-high slop and junk winds to paddle through before we get anything that gets the heart pumping. The water temp is sittin' right around average for this time of the year at 69°, so no surprises there.
We start off Thursday morning, September 3rd, with a weak 4ft windswell from the north, but the NW cross-on breeze is chopping it all up. The wave energy is pretty weak at (166). Honestly, Thursday is a write-off. Friday the 4th sees the swell drop and go super weak; the morning has a 3ft wave from the north-northeast but with a clean cross-off wind. The energy is low (75). You could slide out but it's more of a longboard cruise than a proper session.
Saturday the 5th starts glassy with a 1ft easterly swell, but the energy is tiny (37) – it's a lake. Saturday afternoon gets a bump of 3ft from the north-northeast but the wind turns cross-on and choppy again. The next few days are a similar story: Sunday the 6th afternoon has an offshore wind making 3ft clean (77 energy), but it's just not got any push.
Then things start to get interesting. On Tuesday the 8th, we see a pulse of 7ft from the south-southeast in the afternoon. The energy jumps up to a strong (545), but it's labelled as marginal. Combine that with a fresh cross-off breeze, and the potential is there for some clean waves, though it could be a bit raw. Wednesday the 9th holds solid with 6ft from the south-southeast and moderate energy (589), again clean, but still considered marginal. This stretch is the pick of the first week.
The biggest standout, and the one I’m genuinely stoked about, lands on Saturday, September 12th. The afternoon glass-off? Not quite, a gentle offshore from the south-southeast making 4ft surf super clean. The energy is solid at (377), period around 11 seconds. This is the one we've been waiting for. The wind is perfect, the swell has some weight, and The Pass will be offering up some proper lines. There will be a crew out for sure, it's a consistent spot, but for the quality on offer, it's worth sharing the water.
After that, it fades back into small and weak for the second week. Sunday the 13th has a bit of energy (343) but the wind goes cross-on. By the end of the forecast, we're down to ankle-biters. The long range has nothing else to get excited about.
So, for the best on offer: keep your eyes locked on Tuesday afternoon the 8th through to Saturday the 12th, with Saturday afternoon being the absolute highlight for clean, offshore, waist-to-chest high waves.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | E 9 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 77 | 92 | 46 | 34 | 89 | 27 | 36 | 83 | 78 | 60 | 35 | 26 | 41 | 18 | 17 | 520 | 724 | 567 | 455 | 524 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.38m | 00:16AM1.01m | 1:25PM1.38m | 1:39AM0.89m | 2:48PM1.42m | 3:16AM0.87m | 4:05PM1.52m | 4:35AM0.93m | 5:07PM1.63m | 5:34AM1.03m | 5:59PM1.72m | 6:22AM1.15m | 6:44PM1.77m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.42m | 6:22AM0.27m | 8:17PM0.45m | 7:35AM0.32m | 9:55PM0.40m | 9:00AM0.30m | 11:06PM0.29m | 10:17AM0.23m | 11:59PM0.18m | 11:18AM0.14m | 00:41AM0.09m | 12:11PM0.06m | 1:19AM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 9 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 53 | 69 | 46 | 31 | 89 | 127 | 39 | 48 | 78 | 60 | 40 | 441 | 164 | 125 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | S 6 | NNE 5 | E 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 5 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | NNE 8 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 16 |
| kJ | 57 | 29 | 54 | 53 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 5 | E 9 | SSE 12 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | E 5 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | — | N 9 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — |
| kJ | 45 | 4 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 11 | 8 | 18 | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | WNW 2 | SE 3 | SE 5 | — | NE 5 | SW 2 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 77 | 92 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | 83 | 1 | 9 | 64 | — | 41 | 1 | 857 | 520 | 724 | 567 | 455 | 524 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 90 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 215 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 257 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 13 | 13 | 53 | 13 |
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