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The Pass surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +13Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Pass surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Pass sea temperature is
26.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Pass today?
The current surf forecast for The Pass at 7PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | |
229 | 175 | 166 | 163 | 181 | 157 | 155 | 152 | 149 | 154 | 195 | 84 | 84 | 89 | 217 | 286 | 292 | 265 | 185 | 223 | 250 | 521 | 745 | 503 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.54m | 9:57PM1.35m | 10:04AM1.51m | 10:55PM1.34m | 11:02AM1.46m | 11:54PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM-0.05m | 3:52AM0.20m | 4:35PM-0.03m | 4:51AM0.23m | 5:33PM0.02m | 5:53AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 229 | 175 | 247 | 241 | 217 | 213 | 196 | 195 | 199 | 201 | 215 | 194 | 206 | 211 | 220 | 286 | 292 | 265 | 177 | 223 | 250 | 521 | 745 | 503 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 91 | 90 | 166 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 155 | 152 | 149 | 154 | 195 | 84 | 84 | 89 | 217 | 207 | 170 | 173 | 147 | 170 | 166 | 132 | 106 | 262 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 93 | 138 | 124 | 181 | 122 | 118 | 70 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 90 | 86 | 66 | 185 | 124 | 142 | 54 | 53 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 270 | 241 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 55 | 33 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 14 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 849 | 753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 803 | 803 | 868 | 868 | 1 | 860 | 860 | 787 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 287 |
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