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Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 +12
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Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frigates sea temperature is
29.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Frigates today?

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 1AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (29 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (29 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121116121116161615151414141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)405347317256197171274270169169164113106103103102102100787068676767
Wind
(km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04AM
1.28
3:10PM
1.57
4:09AM
1.33
4:11PM
1.61
5:08AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
0.25
8:50AM
0.44
9:52PM
0.17
9:55AM
0.41
10:50PM
0.10
10:56AM
0.37
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-----5:50-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset-6:49-------6:49-------6:49------
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clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
Rain (mm)
121-----12113112--1111--
Temp. °C292828282727272829292928282828282929282828282828
Feels °C (?)282727272628303233323232323234323131303030292929
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