Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 4AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 491 | 559 | 703 | 930 | 897 | 748 | 657 | 666 | 767 | 767 | 602 | 602 | 587 | 508 | 560 | 546 | 519 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:25PM1.58m | 8:26AM1.69m | 9:16PM1.59m | 9:20AM1.61m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.27m | 2:52PM-0.00m | 3:13AM0.28m | 3:41PM0.08m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 491 | 559 | 703 | 930 | 897 | 748 | 657 | 666 | 767 | 767 | 602 | 602 | 587 | 489 | 560 | 546 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SE 21 | SE 20 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 74 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 131 | 227 | 258 | 366 | 499 | 454 | 508 | 430 | 425 | 414 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | SE 21 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 637 | 602 | 582 | 619 | 619 | 607 | 587 | 502 | 570 | 654 | 650 | 612 | 541 | 492 | 547 | 539 | 604 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 99 | 110 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 1283 | 99 |
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