Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.9°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
1
S
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
277
270
179
166
165
192
193
168
161
163
109
104
204
188
178
202
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:10AM1.25m
3:02PM1.28m
3:02AM1.29m
3:43PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.62m
8:37AM0.41m
9:04PM0.55m
9:21AM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:33
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1
1
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
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