The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.09° S 175.36° W

Issued: 12 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Pass sea temperature is

23.4°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 8AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	16s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Evening (14 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	3175	2756	2756	2610	2299	2299	2386	3354	3509	2987	2595	2214	1815	1611	1474	1330	1314	1210	1082	1068	1041	903	777	767
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				9:40AM1.32m				9:57PM1.38m					10:27AM1.26m				10:41PM1.34m				11:15AM1.20m
Low Tide		3:30AM0.14m				3:45PM0.21m					4:17AM0.17m				4:28PM0.27m				5:03AM0.21m				5:12PM0.34m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20
Feels °C	17	18	17	17	17	18	16	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	15	15	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	3175	2756	2756	2610	2299	2299	2386	3354	3509	2987	2595	2214	1815	1611	1474	1330	1314	1210	1082	1068	1041	903	777	767
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	E 8	E 8	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	S 11	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	37	20	11	113	174	232	315	359	337	375	417	440	563	513	416	376	357	598	635	599	581	572	572	572
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	NE 12	SSW 19	E 8	ENE 12	ENE 12	NE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 12	E 8	E 8	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	N 10	N 10	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 12
kJ	12	37	74	20	14	14	32	13	12	13	11	10	14	14	14	14	8	8	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 4	E 8	E 8	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	19	30	13	11	5	42	31	29	45	78	130	131	118	122	108	92	75	75	75	62
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	1	1	0	0	0	849	849	753	0	0	849	876	876	849	849	727	753	753	727	860	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga - Tongatapu	Fishtraps	Lighthouse	Lighthouse	Fishtraps	Corners	Fishtraps				Fishtraps	Fishtraps											The Pass	Fishtraps	Corners
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4											4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Lighthouse Tongatapu	Bowling left Vava'u	Bowling left Vava'u	Bowling left Vava'u	Fishtraps Tongatapu				Bowling left Vava'u	Bowling left Vava'u											The Pass Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4											4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

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