Frigates surf break

Frigates surfForecast / Kadavu Passage / Fiji

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 15 Jan 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
28.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Frigates today?

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111101818171616161615151515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)85827978767551808076130173173220232283275372367431425413390373
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
NE
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
1.20
4:56PM
1.43
5:51AM
1.24
5:39PM
1.47
6:32AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54PM
0.32
10:48AM
0.54
11:36PM
0.27
11:31AM
0.51
12:16AM
0.22
12:13PM
0.48
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:43-------5:43-------5:45----
Sunset-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1-----11-11--123313431-1
Temp. °C282727262728282828272727272828272827272727282828
Feels °C (?)292829283033303030303132313232313129293032313132
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