Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.5°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the NE by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
430
335
854
798
998
986
709
757
904
843
608
640
740
516
1141
1322
1368
1508
1447
1408
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
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
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:10PM1.25m
1:17AM1.47m
2:21PM1.28m
2:25AM1.50m
3:26PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.29m
6:55PM0.50m
7:58AM0.26m
8:08PM0.49m
9:04AM0.21m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
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6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
23
Feels °C
22
21
20
18
18
19
19
19
18
20
19
19
17
18
18
20
21
21
22
22
24
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