Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Frigates today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Frigates at 9AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Frigates. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2318 | 3253 | 1953 | 1517 | 1479 | 1441 | 1608 | 3016 | 3114 | 3111 | 2909 | 2686 | 1269 | 1236 | 1058 | 1578 | 1667 | 545 | 838 | 553 | 465 | 273 | 426 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.35m | 10:59PM1.47m | 11:33AM1.26m | 11:48PM1.40m | 12:33PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.31m | 4:38PM0.38m | 5:23AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.48m | 6:20AM0.40m | 6:19PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2318 | 3253 | 1953 | 1517 | 1479 | 1441 | 1608 | 3016 | 3114 | 3111 | 2909 | 2686 | 1269 | 1236 | 1058 | 1578 | 1667 | 545 | 838 | 553 | 465 | 89 | 426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 20 | SE 16 | S 8 | S 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 14 | E 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 149 | 10 | 364 | 377 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 924 | 807 | 638 | 148 | 144 | 238 | 232 | 163 | 113 | 273 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 9 | SE 13 | S 12 | — | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 109 | — | 17 | 228 | 40 | 186 | 132 | 217 | 157 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | E 4 | E 9 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 100 | 9 | 213 | 311 | 368 | — | 47 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 35 | 51 | 6 | 56 | 69 | 128 | 394 | 374 | 262 | 279 | 257 | 237 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 831 | 1128 | 1128 | 1128 | 1128 | 1159 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 753 | 0 | 110 | 110 | 1159 | 1128 | 755 | 755 | 1159 | 1159 | 1159 | 1852 | 1852 | 1335 |
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