Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 993 | 854 | 1837 | 2581 | 2511 | 2450 | 1787 | 1517 | 3021 | 1588 | 3054 | 3241 | 3251 | 3035 | 2498 | 2826 | 1355 | 1000 | 689 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.54m | 10:39AM1.35m | 10:59PM1.47m | 11:33AM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.31m | 4:38PM0.38m | 5:23AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 993 | 614 | 1837 | 2581 | 2511 | 2450 | 1787 | 1517 | 3021 | 1588 | 3054 | 3241 | 3251 | 3035 | 2498 | 2826 | 1355 | 1000 | 689 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 20 | SE 16 | SSE 9 | SE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 142 | 854 | 142 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 149 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 924 | 752 | 638 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NW 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 475 | 196 | 13 | 25 | 25 | — | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 148 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | S 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 160 | 190 | 214 | 124 | 92 | 88 | 247 | 302 | 90 | 364 | 41 | 61 | 51 | 53 | 48 | 74 | 78 | 66 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 831 | 831 | 277 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 1128 | 1128 | 1159 | 1208 | 1273 | 755 | 1128 | 753 | 753 | 110 | 110 | 1128 | 1128 |
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