Frigates Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is
24.8° C
0.0° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 12PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 22s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+12) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
21
1
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
18
1.4
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1333
1151
1197
1338
950
741
798
963
913
1080
1186
1146
1120
1320
1244
1199
981
969
957
945
721
665
656
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM1.34m
10:47PM1.47m
11:09AM1.29m
11:35PM1.47m
12:10PM1.25m
Low Tide
4:13AM0.41m
4:21PM0.34m
5:04AM0.39m
5:08PM0.39m
6:02AM0.37m
6:02PM0.44m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
14
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