Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.5°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 1PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.4
SW
24
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
22
0.9
SW
22
1.2
SSW
21
1.4
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
20
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
443
573
442
330
407
366
354
347
263
243
234
196
175
218
316
677
677
1221
1484
1999
2019
2841
3412
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21AM1.62m
6:01PM1.58m
6:11AM1.63m
6:45PM1.62m
6:59AM1.61m
7:27PM1.64m
Low Tide
11:43AM0.08m
00:04AM0.24m
12:28PM0.09m
00:51AM0.20m
1:11PM0.12m
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6:07
6:07
6:07
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6:00
6:01
6:01
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
Feels °C
20
20
19
21
21
21
21
22
22
23
24
25
20
18
20
20
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
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