Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.1° C
0.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Frigates today (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 8AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, strong winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
12
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1342
1081
934
692
674
550
573
512
1021
835
644
1206
1170
1170
957
749
683
584
568
437
425
352
307
243
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
E
45
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:49AM1.63m
4:45PM1.38m
4:47AM1.69m
5:43PM1.44m
5:43AM1.73m
6:39PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.11m
10:32PM0.36m
11:25AM0.03m
11:31PM0.32m
12:19PM-0.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
22
22
23
Feels °C
20
20
22
21
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
17
18
18
17
16
18
17
16
16
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