Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 3PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 255 | 239 | 220 | 214 | 214 | 268 | 318 | 322 | 382 | 482 | 450 | 635 | 834 | 1080 | 1093 | 1061 | 1134 | 1286 | 1044 | 610 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29AM1.23m | 10:21PM1.33m | 11:24AM1.18m | 11:14PM1.28m | 12:23PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.57m | 4:58AM0.37m | 5:05PM0.62m | 5:54AM0.41m | 6:05PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 158 | 255 | 239 | 220 | 214 | 214 | 268 | 318 | 322 | 382 | 482 | 450 | 635 | 834 | 1080 | 1093 | 1061 | 1134 | 1286 | 1044 | 610 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 322 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 132 | 101 | 3 | 74 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 3 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 158 | 186 | 190 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 158 | 158 | 132 | — | 5 | 147 | 31 | 91 | 90 | 93 | 94 | 81 | 154 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1507 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1844 | 110 | 753 | 1337 | 110 | 110 | 753 | 1920 | 1920 | 1905 | 1357 |
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