- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
The Pass surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 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
26.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Pass. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | |
155 | 152 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 240 | 231 | 235 | 210 | 210 | 171 | 143 | 281 | 385 | 458 | 531 | 724 | 455 | 361 | 355 | 337 | 331 | 273 | 268 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:04AM1.51m | 10:55PM1.34m | 11:02AM1.46m | 11:54PM1.32m | 12:03PM1.40m | 00:54AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.20m | 4:35PM-0.03m | 4:51AM0.23m | 5:33PM0.02m | 5:53AM0.26m | 6:31PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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 | 23 | 23 |
24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
 kJ | 196 | 195 | 201 | 204 | 177 | 181 | 158 | 153 | 157 | 169 | 168 | 168 | 281 | 385 | 458 | 531 | 724 | 455 | 361 | 355 | 296 | 331 | 273 | 268 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 155 | 152 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 66 | 48 | 135 | 143 | 132 | 132 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 317 | 305 | 247 | 337 | 230 | 188 | 153 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 118 | 69 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 90 | 86 | 121 | 77 | 83 | 80 | 54 | 53 | 122 | 53 | 31 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 240 | 231 | 235 | 210 | 210 | 171 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | 146 | 120 | 95 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 868 | 868 | 860 | 787 | 787 | 753 | 5 | 1 | 770 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 288 | 288 | 288 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga - Tongatapu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Pass surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest