Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.9° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 4AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
17
1.1
S
17
1
S
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
213
224
202
198
164
212
359
482
399
717
509
730
581
515
388
299
Wind (km/h)
45
E
45
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:34AM1.54m
3:34PM1.31m
3:36AM1.59m
4:35PM1.38m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.46m
9:16AM0.21m
9:20PM0.43m
10:16AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
15
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
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