The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.09° S 175.36° W

Issued: 12 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pass sea temperature is

23.5°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Pass today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 6AM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	18s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	18s
Evening (13 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2381	2616	3022	5891	5308	5248	4706	3904	3175	2756	2610	2610	2299	2299	2214	2781	2813	2626	2595	2214	1815	1611	1474	1330
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				8:52AM1.37m				9:14PM1.41m				9:40AM1.32m				9:57PM1.38m					10:27AM1.26m
Low Tide		2:43AM0.14m				3:01PM0.15m				3:30AM0.14m				3:45PM0.21m					4:17AM0.17m				4:28PM0.27m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	16	17	17	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	18	17	17	18	17	17	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	1411	1351	3022	5891	5308	5248	4706	3904	3175	2756	2610	2610	2299	2299	2214	2781	2813	2626	2595	2214	1815	1611	1474	1330
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 11	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	E 8	SSW 19	SSW 18	S 18	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	2381	2616	1121	89	87	85	52	37	37	20	74	113	174	232	315	359	337	375	417	430	563	513	416	376
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	NE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	E 8	E 8	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12
kJ	39	24	26	24	24	24	21	12	12	37	29	29	19	19	32	13	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	20	—	8	16	33	72	66	55	42	36	64	102	113
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Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	1	1	4	4
Distance (km)	787	1873	891	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	849	860	727	753	288	288	1882	1882	849	849
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Rating (10 max)				5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga				Fishtraps Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Lighthouse Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Lighthouse Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Bowling left Vava'u					Bowling left Vava'u	Bowling left Vava'u
Rating (10 max)				5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4					4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	4	5

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