Frigates surf break

Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Frigates today?

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 1AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)121212121111121112121212131312121111111112121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1741741691741661111211159412112191128158144137127123123157166169157110
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
0
W
5
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononononglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
1.52
8:28AM
1.40
8:20PM
1.50
9:07AM
1.43
9:02PM
1.47
9:47AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
0.17
2:17PM
0.43
2:45AM
0.18
3:01PM
0.42
3:23AM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:47-------5:48--
Sunset-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-4542------12------1----
Temp. °C282827272727272828292828272728282828282827272829
Feels °C (?)323230303030323330333234323131302930323230303131
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