Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.1°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 6PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 20°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1900
1666
1559
1484
1340
553
553
1127
553
431
431
508
431
425
402
318
313
304
269
215
212
Wind (km/h)
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:17PM1.54m
6:33AM1.50m
6:54PM1.59m
7:17AM1.50m
7:33PM1.62m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.24m
00:28AM0.26m
12:40PM0.23m
1:09AM0.20m
1:19PM0.24m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
17
17
17
18
18
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