Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
504 | 469 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 508 | 452 | 414 | 558 | 425 | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 854 | 1837 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:44PM1.62m | 8:56AM1.56m | 9:28PM1.59m | 9:47AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49AM0.23m | 3:08PM0.16m | 3:39AM0.27m | 3:52PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 18 |
504 | 469 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 115 | 452 | 282 | 220 | 226 | 776 | 998 | 1193 | 1110 | 1184 | 1373 | 993 | 614 | 1837 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | E 9 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 10 |
127 | 119 | 73 | 116 | 94 | 508 | 46 | 414 | 558 | 425 | 248 | 283 | 260 | 255 | 347 | 25 | 163 | 854 | 250 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | SW 10 | E 9 |
41 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 33 | 106 | 154 | 41 | 26 | 241 | 34 | 37 | 40 | 73 | 25 | 40 | 475 | 255 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SSW 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
284 | 129 | 160 | 188 | 177 | 111 | — | 29 | 25 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 577 | 144 | 114 | 114 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 827 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 831 | 831 | 277 | 277 | 833 |
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