Wilkes Pass 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.84° S 177.17° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Wilkes Pass sea temperature is

27.0°C

Wilkes 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 Wilkes Pass today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Wilkes Pass at 8PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	5s
Evening (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 5	SSE 6	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	62	60	76	57	69	66	100	169	162	279	272	264	257	307	239	225	219	219	172	172	147	108	103	99
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SSW	S	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	SSE	ENE	NE	SE	ESE	E	SE	SW	SSW	NW	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:33PM1.61m				3:54AM1.49m				4:14PM1.66m				4:42AM1.49m				4:53PM1.68m				5:26AM1.49m
Low Tide		9:10AM0.28m				9:49PM0.31m				9:57AM0.30m				10:35PM0.24m				10:39AM0.33m				11:17PM0.19m


	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—
	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	6:20
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	24	23	22	22	24	25	25	25	25	24	23	23
Feels °C	27	26	25	27	27	26	25	26	27	24	24	26	26	24	22	22	26	26	27	27	29	25	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSE 6	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SE 6	SE 6	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	54	60	59	39	59	58	21	169	160	279	272	264	257	307	239	225	219	219	39	34	147	108	103	99
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSE 10	NNW 13	SSW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSE 6	SSE 9	NNW 12	NNW 12	SW 11	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 8	SE 6	NNW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 6	NW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12
kJ	62	9	17	30	69	66	100	13	53	15	14	30	37	18	10	26	11	13	172	172	21	26	16	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	NNW 10	SSW 18	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSE 9	NW 16	NNW 12	SW 11	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NW 14	NNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	N 11	S 21	SW 8
kJ	8	10	30	18	18	17	57	36	56	7	10	14	30	13	13	12	13	7	17	27	27	9	9	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 9	SSE 6	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 8	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	29	15	76	57	40	19	66	60	162	22	53	49	106	45	25	105	75	24	177	152	98	19	13	13
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1295	1908	0	0	0	0	0	3	863	1278	0	0	3	0	0	3	2152	1559	4	0	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2			2	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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