Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is

24.8°C

Frigates 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 Frigates today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 6PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sat 24					Sunday 25								Monday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	118	68	66	62	62	82	128	175	238	305	305	368	343	326	258	251	248	223	211	211	211
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
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
High Tide				4:59PM1.54m				5:23AM1.44m				5:38PM1.62m					6:09AM1.47m				6:19PM1.67m
Low Tide		10:43AM0.31m				11:17PM0.26m				11:24AM0.29m				00:00AM0.16m					12:06PM0.27m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23
Feels °C	21	20	20	18	18	17	18	20	18	20	20	20	18	18	18	18	20	20	20	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 18	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18
kJ	41	40	26	62	62	79	128	175	238	305	305	368	343	326	258	251	248	223	136	138	211
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSE 8	S 13	SW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SW 20	SSW 19	SW 19	SSE 13	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14
kJ	118	68	66	14	14	82	36	37	24	23	20	19	19	17	97	145	96	60	211	211	136
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	SSW 20	S 15	S 14	SSW 20	S 12	S 12	S 11	SW 12	SE 13	SW 21	SW 21	ESE 12	SSE 18	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 15	SW 20	S 14	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	21	37	17	16	41	12	25	22	35	7	18	18	15	30	17	18	77	97	104	50	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	77	99	143	214	268	346	349	322	288	244	237	268	294	285	310	292	273	280	246	218	192
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1357	110	99	99	110	110	110	99	1337	99	99	1318	99	99	99	99	118	1299	99	99
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Rating (10 max)	1
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Rating (10 max)	2		1	2	1	2	2	2	2		2	2		2	3	2	2	2		2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5

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