Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.1° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
0
1
1
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
277
255
294
387
503
1471
1696
2084
2414
2384
2295
2122
1898
1873
2038
1873
1873
1847
1670
1647
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:08AM1.42m
9:29PM1.54m
9:58AM1.36m
10:15PM1.52m
10:55AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.30m
3:49AM0.28m
3:55PM0.36m
4:42AM0.28m
4:47PM0.42m
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clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
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6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
Feels °C
17
17
18
16
17
18
16
17
17
16
17
16
17
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
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