Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 12AM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 558 | 425 | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 854 | 2024 | 3277 | 2943 | 3339 | 1536 | 1517 | 1479 | 1344 | 1608 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:28PM1.59m | 9:47AM1.46m | 10:13PM1.54m | 10:39AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.27m | 3:52PM0.27m | 4:30AM0.31m | 4:38PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 558 | 200 | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 614 | 2024 | 3277 | 2943 | 3339 | 1536 | 1517 | 1479 | 1344 | 1608 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 20 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 160 | 425 | 212 | 283 | 272 | 298 | 367 | 253 | 250 | 854 | 192 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 149 | 14 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 19 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 241 | 26 | 34 | 84 | 13 | 41 | 40 | 475 | 196 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 34 | 51 | 53 | — | — | — | 573 | 90 | 123 | 187 | 164 | 69 | 15 | 9 | 258 | 352 | 391 | 418 | 419 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 831 | 831 | 827 | 831 | 277 | 827 | 831 | 831 | 1128 | 1128 | 1128 | 1128 | 1167 | 1227 |
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