Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.3°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
748
441
441
441
390
553
565
727
687
663
805
700
587
587
525
430
409
322
318
272
214
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:41AM1.51m
6:53PM1.62m
7:25AM1.47m
7:31PM1.59m
8:09AM1.42m
8:10PM1.54m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.26m
1:14AM0.15m
1:21PM0.31m
1:55AM0.16m
2:01PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
17
18
18
17
19
19
18
18
20
19
20
19
19
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