Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s

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 Sat morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
453
503
319
316
316
564
767
748
441
441
441
390
553
565
727
687
663
805
700
587
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:15PM1.63m
6:41AM1.51m
6:53PM1.62m
7:25AM1.47m
7:31PM1.59m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.22m
00:32AM0.17m
12:42PM0.26m
1:14AM0.15m
1:21PM0.31m
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clear
clear
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clear
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cloud
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
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