Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.1°C
0.1° 

Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Frigates today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
447
243
211
208
206
376
367
258
322
255
239
220
214
214
268
318
322
382
482
450
635
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM1.29m
9:33PM1.40m
10:29AM1.23m
10:21PM1.33m
11:24AM1.18m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.50m
4:07AM0.31m
4:12PM0.57m
4:58AM0.37m
5:05PM0.62m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
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