Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1036 | 1355 | 770 | 1728 | 1667 | 545 | 742 | 553 | 465 | 456 | 376 | 363 | 313 | 848 | 771 | 678 | 690 | 666 | 538 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.40m | 12:33PM1.19m | 00:40AM1.35m | 1:35PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20AM0.40m | 6:19PM0.55m | 7:20AM0.43m | 7:18PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 1036 | 1355 | 770 | 1728 | 1667 | 545 | 742 | 553 | 449 | 456 | 376 | 363 | 313 | 848 | 771 | 678 | 690 | 666 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 7 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 924 | 807 | 638 | 148 | 144 | 200 | 130 | 284 | 465 | 427 | 357 | 269 | 147 | 281 | 187 | 268 | 258 | 229 | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | — | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 109 | — | 17 | 228 | 276 | 93 | 70 | 131 | 157 | 211 | 204 | 138 | 268 | 129 | 125 | 93 | 99 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 46 | 6 | 76 | 138 | 176 | 391 | 218 | 239 | 220 | 227 | 245 | 197 | 170 | 149 | 201 | 278 | 257 | 257 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 1272 | 1272 | 1874 | 1357 | 755 | 755 | 1357 | 1852 | 1852 | 1335 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 1844 | 99 | 99 |
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