Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1479 | 1441 | 1608 | 3016 | 3333 | 3111 | 2786 | 2752 | 1269 | 1355 | 770 | 1578 | 1517 | 545 | 742 | 553 | 465 | 427 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.47m | 11:33AM1.26m | 11:48PM1.40m | 12:33PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.48m | 6:20AM0.40m | 6:19PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1479 | 1441 | 1608 | 3016 | 3333 | 3111 | 2786 | 2752 | 1269 | 1355 | 770 | 1578 | 1517 | 181 | 742 | 461 | 383 | 390 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 9 | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 411 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 924 | 807 | 638 | 148 | 144 | 545 | 135 | 553 | 465 | 427 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 15 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | — | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SW 20 | SSE 13 | SSW 18 | S 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 109 | — | 17 | 200 | 186 | 60 | 70 | 131 | 78 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 5 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 367 | 364 | 298 | 42 | — | — | 17 | — | 6 | 6 | 69 | 97 | 161 | 176 | 223 | 278 | 246 | 262 | 325 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1128 | 1128 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 110 | 99 | 110 | 1128 | 1159 | 1128 | 755 | 755 | 1318 | 1334 | 1852 | 1852 | 99 |
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