Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.0° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
268
384
390
456
463
614
701
785
788
743
732
888
1216
1891
1834
1674
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:47PM1.42m
8:45AM1.44m
9:25PM1.45m
9:28AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.42m
3:03PM0.25m
3:27AM0.42m
3:40PM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
24
24
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
18
17
18
17
17
18
18
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