Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 482 | 450 | 635 | 834 | 1080 | 1093 | 1061 | 1134 | 1170 | 1217 | 610 | 505 | 582 | 589 | 384 | 289 | 427 | 246 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14PM1.28m | 12:23PM1.16m | 00:12AM1.24m | 1:23PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.41m | 6:05PM0.65m | 6:52AM0.43m | 7:10PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 482 | 450 | 635 | 834 | 1080 | 1093 | 1061 | 1134 | 1170 | 1217 | 610 | 473 | 403 | 589 | 384 | 289 | 256 | 246 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | E 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 55 | 55 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 212 | — | 5 | 17 | 35 | 57 | 109 | 133 | 125 | 186 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SW 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 | S 20 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 121 | 36 | 8 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 140 | 31 | 49 | 69 | 69 | 80 | 89 | 84 | 133 | 322 | 505 | 582 | 412 | 362 | 349 | 427 | 277 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 753 | 1885 | 753 | 753 | 753 | 110 | 754 | 110 | 1905 | 1337 | 1337 | 1318 | 1318 | 277 | 1357 | 1507 | 1885 | 1337 |
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