Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.8°C
0.3° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
SSE
8
0.3
S
17
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
191
184
160
156
118
153
61
83
56
55
48
47
37
36
35
25
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:33AM1.32m
3:34PM1.15m
3:26AM1.34m
4:23PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.61m
9:17AM0.40m
9:16PM0.60m
10:07AM0.36m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
18
18
17
19
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
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