Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is

24.8°C

Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frigates today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 8AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (24 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.
		Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	142	131	120	120	118	68	66	63	77	82	128	175	238	305	305	368	343
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				4:37AM1.39m				4:59PM1.54m				5:23AM1.44m				5:38PM1.62m
Low Tide		10:35PM0.37m				10:43AM0.31m				11:17PM0.26m				11:24AM0.29m


	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22
Feels °C	19	20	21	21	21	20	21	19	18	18	19	19	20	20	19	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SW 19	SSW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16
kJ	49	49	52	55	41	41	32	63	77	79	128	175	238	305	305	368	343
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 14	SSW 20	SW 18	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	142	131	120	120	118	68	66	16	41	82	27	37	35	23	20	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 18	SSE 9	S 16	SSW 20	S 15	SSW 20	S 14	S 12	SW 14	S 11	SSE 11	SE 13	SW 21	SW 21	ESE 12
kJ	22	22	24	17	21	37	17	41	14	12	54	10	23	7	18	18	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7
kJ	167	163	136	79	77	82	132	265	431	498	438	393	296	250	214	214	208
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	110	110	0	0	0	1357	110	99	99	110	110	110	110	2148	110	99	110
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Rating (10 max)			1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2		1	1	2	1	1	2	2		2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	6	7	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5

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