Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
25.0° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
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)
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
1.2
S
10
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
379
682
752
559
596
554
463
352
303
312
312
202
262
216
173
193
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:26AM1.41m
2:10PM1.18m
2:17AM1.38m
3:09PM1.17m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.49m
8:01AM0.41m
7:57PM0.55m
8:58AM0.39m
8:52PM0.57m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
21
21
20
18
18
18
18
19
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
19
18
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