Frigates surf break

Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 +12
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Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Frigates sea temperature is
29.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Frigates today?

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 5PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121111111111141413131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486486620691680668573536429365307247242242211312379669659649640630546466
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
1.66
6:32PM
1.53
6:45AM
1.72
7:22PM
1.54
7:30AM
1.73
8:14PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
0.13
12:31AM
0.22
1:10PM
0.05
1:18AM
0.23
1:58PM
0.02
2:07AM
0.26
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:55-------5:54-----
thunderstorm
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
2--------1111-----256---
Temp. °C262626262626262626262626262626262627272727262625
Feels °C (?)252525242425262525252626262727272728293129272928
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