Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.8°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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 7AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
22
0.9
SW
22
1.2
SSW
21
1.4
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
20
1.6
SSW
20
2
SSW
19
2.2
SSW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
347
263
243
234
196
175
218
316
677
677
1221
1484
1999
2019
2841
3412
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
SE
35
S
30
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM1.58m
6:11AM1.63m
6:45PM1.62m
6:59AM1.61m
7:27PM1.64m
Low Tide
00:04AM0.24m
12:28PM0.09m
00:51AM0.20m
1:11PM0.12m
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light rain
light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
22
22
23
25
26
18
18
20
19
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
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