Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Pass today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Pass at 6PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1664 | 1532 | 1513 | 1265 | 1200 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 736 | 726 | 565 | 534 | 404 | 427 | 897 | 1082 | 1096 | 1519 | 1663 | 1567 | 1511 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.11m | 5:23AM1.19m | 6:00PM1.17m | 6:08AM1.22m | 6:39PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02AM0.33m | 11:15PM0.43m | 11:44AM0.30m | 00:01AM0.37m | 12:24PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1664 | 1532 | 1513 | 1265 | 1200 | 924 | 911 | 911 | 736 | 726 | 565 | 534 | 404 | 286 | 897 | 1082 | 1096 | 1519 | 1663 | 1567 | 1511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 903 | 762 | 738 | 547 | 449 | 357 | 284 | 279 | 227 | 177 | 164 | 125 | 330 | 427 | 113 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 34 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | ENE 6 | S 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 154 | 246 | 6 | 92 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 55 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 3 | S 10 | S 4 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 15 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 192 | 10 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | 191 | 477 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 876 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 870 | 870 |
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