Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.9° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.4
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
469
452
452
452
508
452
414
558
425
776
998
1193
1110
1184
1373
993
854
1837
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
15
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44PM1.62m
8:56AM1.56m
9:28PM1.59m
9:47AM1.46m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.23m
3:08PM0.16m
3:39AM0.27m
3:52PM0.27m
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
23
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
21
19
20
19
20
23
24
26
24
24
24
25
26
23
19
19
18
19
17
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