Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frigates sea temperature is

24.4°C

Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frigates today (22 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	19s
Evening (22 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Tuesday 22							Wednesday 23								Thursday 24
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2198	2172	1880	2075	1919	4574	4274	4552	4155	3792	3294	2716	2454	1797	1504	1370	1159	999	669	659	536	608	709
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:52AM1.30m					3:47PM1.23m				3:41AM1.34m				4:28PM1.30m				4:26AM1.39m				5:06PM1.39m
Low Tide				9:28AM0.39m				9:38PM0.56m				10:11AM0.34m				10:24PM0.49m				10:50AM0.30m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	1	1	5	10
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	22	21	21	21	21	21	19	19	20	20	20	19
Feels °C	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	17	18	18	17	17	17	18	18	16	16	18	18	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16
kJ	2198	2172	1880	2075	1721	4574	4274	4552	4155	3792	3294	2716	2454	1797	1504	1370	1159	999	669	659	536	458	709
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SE 11	SE 11	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 13
kJ	34	34	627	1122	1919	18	18	40	107	140	229	219	161	144	139	140	119	114	283	399	486	608	351
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	—	S 16	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	SSW 20	SSW 19	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	9	5	33	19	19	—	20	18	18	18	19	17	4	4	4	—	76	139	83	82	82	75	52
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	—	33	33	39	37	39	39	42	37	17	31	34	44	50	49	54	49	46	44	64	64	81	123
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	110	110	110	99	99	99	99	110	110	110	99	753	753	753	110	753	110	753	753	753	753	753	753
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