Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 12AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
936
732
1193
1375
1566
1455
1437
1274
1258
1095
1067
1052
1038
924
911
911
742
732
621
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
30
E
35
E
40
E
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:52PM1.56m
10:46AM1.34m
10:51PM1.51m
11:53AM1.31m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.19m
4:34PM0.44m
5:28AM0.22m
5:40PM0.49m
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Temp °C
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
18
18
18
20
18
18
17
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
21
20
21
20
20
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