Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 12AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
851 | 851 | 665 | 656 | 665 | 674 | 683 | 683 | 647 | 553 | 545 | 413 | 379 | 309 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 306 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:22PM1.39m | 6:19AM1.50m | 6:57PM1.45m | 6:59AM1.50m | 7:33PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.41m | 12:42PM0.21m | 00:55AM0.37m | 1:17PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
851 | 851 | 665 | 656 | 665 | 674 | 287 | 302 | 368 | 385 | 415 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 344 | 344 | 300 | 315 | 307 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
12 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 114 | 133 | 683 | 683 | 647 | 553 | 545 | 413 | 379 | 309 | 273 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 306 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 20 | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 18 | S 18 |
3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 75 | 107 | 7 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 51 | 67 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
274 | 230 | 226 | 193 | 276 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 99 | 110 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 79 | 1005 | 1005 | 49 |
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