Frigates 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.46° S 178.01° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Frigates sea temperature is

26.0°C

Frigates surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Frigates today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Frigates at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+12) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	309	264	257	342	328	309	219	219	215	172	170	164	103	99	99	99	73	72	71	56	55	52
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		4:25PM1.57m				4:53AM1.42m				5:06PM1.59m				5:40AM1.41m				5:44PM1.59m
Low Tide				10:46PM0.25m				10:51AM0.32m				11:30PM0.20m				11:34AM0.35m					00:11AM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—
	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	6:17
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Feels °C	22	22	22	23	22	22	22	23	21	21	22	21	20	21	22	22	21	20	21	20	22	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	309	264	257	342	328	309	219	219	215	172	170	164	103	99	99	99	73	72	71	56	55	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SW 11	SW 11	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	—	NW 13	—	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	ESE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSW 18	SSW 18
kJ	5	30	30	6	6	6	5	5	—	7	—	7	7	7	6	14	6	13	12	12	31	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	SE 11	S 11	—	S 18	S 17	S 16	W 11	—	—	—	S 21	S 21	S 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SE 11	ESE 11
kJ	2	5	2	—	6	6	5	2	—	—	—	9	9	9	18	16	15	15	15	14	5	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	262	249	243	208	237	256	250	250	244	244	273	140	181	210	196	201	257	245	253	253	246	215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matauri Bay Northland	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Frigates Kadavu Passage	Waidroka Kadavu Passage	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Momi Bay Viti Levu	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Corvette New-Caledonia	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	1887	99	37	0	23	99	99	2150	99	109	99	110	99	99	99	110	110	109	109	1283	110	110
Best forecast wave conditions in Kadavu Passage			Beachouse	Frigates	Hideaway
Rating (10 max)			2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Fiji		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Hideaway Kadavu Passage	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Namotu Lefts Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas	Cloudbreak Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas		Restaurants Mamanucas	Restaurants Mamanucas
Rating (10 max)		2	2	2	3	2	2		1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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