Frigates surf break

Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 +12
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Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frigates sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frigates today?

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 3PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131312121212121212111111111114
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)606658639501494535486486486486620691680668573536429365307247242242211312
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:16-------6:16-------6:18-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-422231222122111---111--
Temp. °C272627272626262526262626262626262626262626262625
Feels °C (?)312828292828272626262625262627262626262627272826
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