The Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.09° S 175.36° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Pass at 11AM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	19s
Evening (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 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	1 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	331	314	278	263	303	614	608	552	1018	1099	1292	1261	1123	1001	975	1014	1082	1082	1082	875	864	853	657	631
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			8:36AM1.52m				9:23PM1.39m				9:32AM1.49m					10:15PM1.41m				10:27AM1.44m				11:07PM1.40m
Low Tide	2:25AM0.18m				3:04PM-0.04m				3:22AM0.17m				3:56PM-0.00m					4:19AM0.18m				4:47PM0.05m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	7:16
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	6:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	21	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	21	21
Feels °C	12	13	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	13	14	14	15	15	13	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	88	88	63	63	303	614	608	552	1018	1099	1292	1261	1123	1001	975	1014	1082	1082	1082	875	864	853	657	631
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 20	SW 23	SW 20	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 19	SW 12	SE 19	SE 18	SE 17	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	112	145	80	138	95	125	111	109	37	126	170	252	243	346	314	367	358	340	322	382	377	372	372	367
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	S 10	SW 19	S 13	S 12	S 12	NW 16	NW 16	SSE 12	SE 19	NW 15	—	S 19	NW 15	—	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	ENE 7	—	ENE 6
kJ	22	19	59	14	12	25	10	10	14	93	9	—	7	9	—	24	10	15	—	—	—	17	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	331	314	278	263	261	270	277	322	326	288	288	265	275	263	284	289	257	255	268	240	206	206	200	170
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	4	2	2
Distance (km)	849	849	849	849	849	849	849	849	849	849	1615	849	849	849	849	860	860	1872	860	849	849	1620	849	849
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