Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.6° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 8AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
15
1
S
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
S
15
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
12
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
399
395
509
730
581
429
388
299
290
229
232
204
152
110
108
208
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
35
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
25
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:36AM1.59m
4:35PM1.38m
4:36AM1.65m
5:31PM1.46m
Low Tide
9:20PM0.43m
10:16AM0.13m
10:23PM0.38m
11:12AM0.05m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
18
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
21
21
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