The Pass Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.09° S 175.36° W

The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Pass sea temperature is
23.3° C
0.3° 

The Pass surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Pass today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 10AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (17 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1671
1038
1165
1347
1968
1194
1297
2061
1787
1210
1210
2374
2314
939
809
2075
2021
2144
2125
1855
1474
970
1036
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
SW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55AM1.31m
11:20PM1.37m
11:46AM1.23m
00:06AM1.31m
12:38PM1.16m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.18m
5:03PM0.20m
5:38AM0.22m
5:50PM0.28m
6:30AM0.26m
6:37PM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:27
6:28
6:28
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
23
23
22
24
23
24
23
16
15
14
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
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